1935: The L of Almond Apr 2, 2020

Like the first R in 'February', people don't always pronounce the L in 'almond', but it is important historically. Italian, Greek, and Portuguese's words for it—'mandorla',  ἀμυγδάλη (amygdálē) and 'amêndoa' respectively—don't have the L, but the Spanish word 'almendra' does. It is believed for both the A- but especially the AL- prefix, this comes from the Arabic article 'al', i.e. 'the'. However, in many varieties, even where the L is still present, this is disappearing if it hasn't already.

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