avocadon.

Brit.

/ˌavəˈkɑːdəʊ/, U.S.

/ˌɑvəˈkɑdoʊ/,

/ˌævəˈkɑdoʊ/

Forms: Also 1600s avogato, 1700s avocato, 1800s avigato.

Etymology: < Spanish avocado advocate, substituted by ‘popular etymology’ for the Aztec ahuacatl (Tylor), of which a nearer form in Spanish is aguacate; French aguacat and avocat, in English also avigato and, corruptly, alligator (pear).

a. The fruit of a West Indian tree ( Persea gratissima); a large pear-shaped fruit, called also alligator pear n. at alligator n.² Compounds 4.

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the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > stone fruit > [noun] > avocado

alligator pear1696

avocado1697

aguacate1758

marrow1763

butter fruit1902

butter pear1947

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > stone fruit > avocado

shell-pear1672

alligator pear1696

avocado1697

vegetable marrow1788

subaltern's butter1816

midshipman's butter1866

Holy Ghost pear1886

1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World vii. 203 The Avogato Pear-tree is as big as most Pear-trees..the Fruit as big as a large Lemon.

1764 J. Grainger Sugar-cane i. 31 And thou green avocato, charm of sense, Thy ripened marrow liberally bestow'st. The avocato, avocado, avigato, or as the English corruptly call it, Alligator-pear.

1829 F. Marryat Naval Officer II. viii. 256 Abbogada pears (better known by the name of subaltern's butter).

1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. 30 Much esteemed in the West Indies under the name of the Avocado Pear.

1861 E. B. Tylor Anahuac ix. 227 There is a well-known West Indian fruit which we call an avocado or alligator-pear, and which the French call ‘avocat’ and the Spaniards ‘aguacate.’ All these names are corruptions of the Aztec name of the fruit, ‘ahuacatl.’

1864 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Avigato.

b. The green colour of the flesh of an avocado. In full, avocado green. Also as adj.

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the world > matter > colour > named colours > green or greenness > [adjective] > avocado green

avocado1947

the world > matter > colour > named colours > green or greenness > [noun] > shade or tint of green > avocado green

avocado1947

1947 House & Garden Sept. 89/1 Brighten a dining foyer with a floor of Persimmon plastic tiles, paint its walls Avocado Green, its ceiling white.

1963 New Yorker 15 June 78 Made..of fine Sanforized cotton in..Avocado with Lime, or Black with White.

1974 Anderson (S. Carolina) Independent 19 Apr. 12 b/1 (advt.) 1 Hoover portable washer avocado green.

1976 National Observer (U.S.) 1 May 3/5 (advt.) [Lamp-] shade & base in one color: Avocado, Bone White or Ebony.

1978 Detroit Free Press 5 Mar. c20/6 (advt.) Avocado green washer.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	avocado
释义	avocadon. Brit. /ˌavəˈkɑːdəʊ/, U.S. /ˌɑvəˈkɑdoʊ/, /ˌævəˈkɑdoʊ/ Forms: Also 1600s avogato, 1700s avocato, 1800s avigato. Etymology: < Spanish avocado advocate, substituted by ‘popular etymology’ for the Aztec ahuacatl (Tylor), of which a nearer form in Spanish is aguacate; French aguacat and avocat, in English also avigato and, corruptly, alligator (pear). a. The fruit of a West Indian tree ( Persea gratissima); a large pear-shaped fruit, called also alligator pear n. at alligator n.² Compounds 4. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > stone fruit > [noun] > avocado alligator pear1696 avocado1697 aguacate1758 marrow1763 butter fruit1902 butter pear1947 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > stone fruit > avocado shell-pear1672 alligator pear1696 avocado1697 vegetable marrow1788 subaltern's butter1816 midshipman's butter1866 Holy Ghost pear1886 1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World vii. 203 The Avogato Pear-tree is as big as most Pear-trees..the Fruit as big as a large Lemon. 1764 J. Grainger Sugar-cane i. 31 And thou green avocato, charm of sense, Thy ripened marrow liberally bestow'st. The avocato, avocado, avigato, or as the English corruptly call it, Alligator-pear. 1829 F. Marryat Naval Officer II. viii. 256 Abbogada pears (better known by the name of subaltern's butter). 1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. 30 Much esteemed in the West Indies under the name of the Avocado Pear. 1861 E. B. Tylor Anahuac ix. 227 There is a well-known West Indian fruit which we call an avocado or alligator-pear, and which the French call ‘avocat’ and the Spaniards ‘aguacate.’ All these names are corruptions of the Aztec name of the fruit, ‘ahuacatl.’ 1864 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Avigato. b. The green colour of the flesh of an avocado. In full, avocado green. Also as adj. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > green or greenness > [adjective] > avocado green avocado1947 the world > matter > colour > named colours > green or greenness > [noun] > shade or tint of green > avocado green avocado1947 1947 House & Garden Sept. 89/1 Brighten a dining foyer with a floor of Persimmon plastic tiles, paint its walls Avocado Green, its ceiling white. 1963 New Yorker 15 June 78 Made..of fine Sanforized cotton in..Avocado with Lime, or Black with White. 1974 Anderson (S. Carolina) Independent 19 Apr. 12 b/1 (advt.) 1 Hoover portable washer avocado green. 1976 National Observer (U.S.) 1 May 3/5 (advt.) [Lamp-] shade & base in one color: Avocado, Bone White or Ebony. 1978 Detroit Free Press 5 Mar. c20/6 (advt.) Avocado green washer. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1697
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