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avocado toast

American  
[av-uh-kah-doh tohst, ah-vuh-] / æv əˈkɑ doʊ ˌtoʊst, ɑ və- /

noun

  • avocado toasts
    plural
  1. a dish of toast topped with seasoned mashed or sliced avocado, often served with various garnishes.

    They bring a selection of toppings for the avocado toast—I always go for the chopped olives and roasted peppers.


Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms


Etymology

Origin of avocado toast

First recorded in 2010–15


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A more savory rendition features half of a hard-boiled egg alongside two small bites of an avocado toast and brie on toast.

From Salon ● May 17, 2026

GENEVA, Ill.—Wielding a faucet hose, Beto “Rodrigo” Mejía Fermine blasted the remains of avocado toast and turkey gravy off stacks of plates hurriedly delivered by servers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026

In 2023, #WhitePeopleMeals trended on RedNote as Chinese users posted combinations like raw carrots wrapped in cheese, plain bread and ham, and avocado toast.

From Slate ● Mar. 13, 2026

But reinvest those dividends — actually use the cash to buy more shares instead of blowing it on avocado toast — and that same thousand balloons to $112,000.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2025

There are a number of pluses to a potential purchase, he argued, including avocado toast, tech dominance and Disneyland — though the latter would be renamed Hans Christian Andersenland, after the Danish author.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2025

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