guacamole
[gwah-kuh-moh-lee; Spanish gwah-kah-maw-le]
- a dip of mashed avocado mixed with tomato, onion, and seasonings.
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They ate chips and salsa and guacamole and steak fajitas and slept in a real bed for the first time in days, indoors.
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You may know it as the film in which Halle Berry dips her breast into a bowl of guacamole.
The guacamole was perfection with a side of corn tortillas and smoky salsa verde.
From Chevys' 1,900-calorie nachos to the Cheesecake Factory's 1,600-calorie guacamole, these are the snack attacks.
The guacamole stayed a nice green even after sitting out for a while.
guacamole
- a spread of mashed avocado, tomato pulp, mayonnaise, and seasoning
- any of various Mexican or South American salads containing avocado
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Word Origin
from American Spanish, from Nahuatl ahuacamolli, from ahuacatl avocado + molli sauce
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Word Origin and History for guacamole
n.
1920, from American Spanish guacamole, originally Mexican, from Nahuatl ahuaca-molli, from ahuacatl "avocado" + molli "sauce."
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