migdał
/ˈmiɡ.daw/masculine
The Polish word for almond is migdał.
migdał refers to the edible nut. You may also encounter the adjective migdałowy, which describes something resembling the color of an almond.
Meaning: nut (noun)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The nominative plural form (for 'almonds') is migdały, while the genitive plural form (used for 'of almonds' or 'some almonds') is migdałów.
How do you pronounce it?
The word has 2 syllables, with the stress on the 1st syllable. The IPA is /ˈmiɡ.daw/.
Did you know?
- In Polish, the term migdał is often used in the phrase migdały w gardle to describe a medical condition involving the tonsils.
- The word migdał is a distant linguistic relative of the Latin word 'amygdala', which is the same term used in English to describe the almond-shaped part of the brain.
- In traditional Polish confectionery, 'marzipan' is often referred to as masa migdałowa, which literally translates to 'almond mass'.
Examples in context
- Jedz więcej migdałów, są zdrowe!Eat more almonds, they're healthy!
- Proszę przynieść mi orzechy migdałowe z kuchni.Please bring me some almonds from the kitchen.
- Czy upiekłeś ten torcik z migdałkami?Did you bake that cake with almonds?
- Lubię migdały.I like almonds.
- Ten migdał jest bardzo świeży.This almond is very fresh.
- Czy ten migdał jest słony?Is this almond salty?
- Znalazłem w misce jeden migdał.I found one almond in the bowl.
Example conversation
A man and a woman are looking at a snack bowl.
- KatarzynaTomaszu, czy chcesz ten migdał?Tomasz, do you want this almond?
- TomaszNie, dziękuję, nie jem orzechów.No, thank you, I don't eat nuts.
- KatarzynaSzkoda, bo ten migdał wygląda pysznie.That's a shame, because this almond looks delicious.
- TomaszMoże następnym razem, Katarzyno.Maybe next time, Katarzyna.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “almond” translations and entries migdał, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries migdał, CC BY-SA 4.0.
