noun, feminine/alˈmexa/plural: almejas
clam, cockle; cunt
Synonyms: argolla, almeja, bemba, boba, cachucha, cajeta, conejo, chocha
Probably borrowed from a western Ibero-Romance, like Portuguese amêijoa or Galician ameixa, further origin unknown. The /-l-/ is shaped similarly to almena and almendra, probably due to a mistaken folk-etymological Arabic origin.