guacamole

[gwah-kuh-moh-lee; Spanish gwah-kah-maw-le]

noun Mexican Cookery.

a dip of mashed avocado mixed with tomato, onion, and seasonings.

Origin of guacamole

1915–20; < Mexican Spanish < Nahuatl āhuacamōlli literally, avocado sauce; see avocado, mole⁶

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Examples from the Web for guacamole

Contemporary Examples of guacamole

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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Winston Ross, Eliza Shapiro, Sam Register
February 16, 2013
You may know it as the film in which Halle Berry dips her breast into a bowl of guacamole.
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January 28, 2013
The guacamole was perfection with a side of corn tortillas and smoky salsa verde.
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Michelle Gross
May 4, 2012
From Chevys' 1,900-calorie nachos to the Cheesecake Factory's 1,600-calorie guacamole, these are the snack attacks.
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The Daily Beast
March 23, 2011
The guacamole stayed a nice green even after sitting out for a while.
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December 28, 2010

British Dictionary definitions for guacamole

guacamole

noun

a spread of mashed avocado, tomato pulp, mayonnaise, and seasoning
any of various Mexican or South American salads containing avocado

Word Origin for guacamole

from American Spanish, from Nahuatl ahuacamolli, from ahuacatl avocado + molli sauce

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Word Origin and History for guacamole

1920, from American Spanish guacamole, originally Mexican, from Nahuatl ahuaca-molli, from ahuacatl "avocado" + molli "sauce."