avocado
[ av-uh-kah-doh, ah-vuh- ]
/ ˌæv əˈkɑ doʊ, ˌɑ və- /
noun, plural av·o·ca·dos.
Also called alligator pear. a large, usually pear-shaped fruit having green to blackish skin, a single large seed, and soft, light-green pulp, borne by the tropical American tree Persea americana and its variety P. adrymifolia, often eaten raw, especially in salads.
the tree itself.
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Origin of avocado
1690–1700; alteration of Spanish abogado literally, lawyer (see advocate), by confusion with Mexican Spanish aguacate<Nahuatl āhuacatl avocado, testicle; cf. alligator pear
Words nearby avocado
avn., A-V nodal extrasystole, A-V nodal rhythm, A-V node, avo, avocado, avocado toast, avocation, avocet, avodire, Avogadro
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avocado
/ (ˌævəˈkɑːdəʊ) /
noun plural -dos
a pear-shaped fruit having a leathery green or blackish skin, a large stony seed, and a greenish-yellow edible pulp
the tropical American lauraceous tree, Persea americana, that bears this fruit
- a dull greenish colour resembling that of the fruit
- (as modifier)an avocado bathroom suite
Also called (for senses 1, 2): avocado pear, alligator pear
Word Origin for avocado
C17: from Spanish aguacate, from Nahuatl ahuacatl testicle, alluding to the shape of the fruit
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