[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/almond/) [dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [A](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/a/) / almond # almond noun (an almond, almonds) «almond» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition and Early Modern English — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova. ## Everyday 1. An oval nut with a brown skin, from the almond tree, eaten raw, roasted or used in baking. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/almond/#m1) 2. The tree that the nut grows on, with pink or white blossom. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/almond/#m2) ### In the lessons Everyday and food: almond milk, almond cake, marzipan is made from almonds. Safety: some children have a nut allergy, so almonds may be banned in school lunches. Phrases: almond milk, ground almonds, almond-shaped eyes. ### Examples - She put almonds on her porridge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/almond/#x1) - Almond milk is made from almonds and water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/almond/#x2) - Marzipan is made from ground almonds and sugar. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/almond/#x3) - My friend is allergic to almonds, so we don't share snacks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/almond/#x4) - The almond tree had pink blossom. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/almond/#x5) - The bag contained 30 almonds shared among 5 children. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/almond/#x6) - On the left, just where the heart is, the gingerbread man had an almond stuck in to represent it, but the maiden was honey cake all over. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/almond/#x7) ### Note Pronounced AH-mund (UK, the l is often silent) or AH-mund / AL-mund (US). Countable. Allergy safety: check labels for nuts. ## In Jewish tradition In the Torah the almond-shaped cups on the golden menorah of the Tabernacle were made like almond blossoms. **Interpretation.** The almond tree blooms early, and the rabbis link its Hebrew name shaked to watchfulness. Aaron's staff also blossomed with almonds. ### Examples - And in the candlestick four cups made like almond-blossoms, the knops thereof, and the flowers thereof. (Torah EXO.25.34, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/almond/#x1) - And in the candlestick were four cups made like almond-blossoms, the knops thereof, and the flowers thereof; (Torah EXO.37.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/almond/#x2) - three cups made like almond-blossoms in one branch, a knop and a flower; and three cups made like almond-blossoms in the other branch, a knop and a flower. (Torah EXO.37.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/almond/#x3) - Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying: 'Jeremiah, what seest thou?' And I said: 'I see a rod of an almond-tree.' (Prophets JER.1.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/almond/#x4) ### Note Pronounced AH-mund (UK, the l is often silent) or AH-mund / AL-mund (US). Countable. Allergy safety: check labels for nuts. ## Early Modern English ### Meaning Here it means the almond tree or its flower, not the nut. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/A/almond/#m1) ### Then and now Today "almond" means the nut you eat. In these sentences it means the tree or its blossoms, so the old sense is used. ### Examples - And in the candlestick four cups made like almond-blossoms, the knops thereof, and the flowers thereof. (Torah EXO.25.34, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/A/almond/#x1) - "I flew beneath green palm-trees, and amidst the blooming almond-trees," sang the canary. (Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/A/almond/#x2) - And in the candlestick were four cups made like almond-blossoms, the knops thereof, and the flowers thereof; (Torah EXO.37.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/A/almond/#x3) ### Note Today: almond tree; almond blossom. ## On Mova - [Trees and pragmatics of «almond» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/almond/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«almond» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/almond.html) on Mova free. - [Trees and pragmatics of «almond» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/almond/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«almond» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/almond.html) on Mova free. - [Trees and pragmatics of «almond» in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/A/almond/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«almond» in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/emode/w/almond.html) on Mova free.