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avocado

(ævəkɑːdoʊ)
Word forms: plural avocadosregional note: in BRIT, also use avocado pear
variable noun
Avocados are pear-shaped vegetables, with hard skins and large stones, which are usually eaten raw.
The ham is delicious with avocado.

avocado in British English

(ˌævəˈkɑːdəʊ)
nounWord forms: plural -dos
1. 
a pear-shaped fruit having a leathery green or blackish skin, a large stony seed, and a greenish-yellow edible pulp
2. 
the tropical American lauraceous tree, Persea americana, that bears this fruit
3. 
a. 
a dull greenish colour resembling that of the fruit
b. 
(as modifier)
an avocado bathroom suite
Also called (for senses 1, 2): avocado pear, alligator pear
Word origin
C17: from Spanish aguacate, from Nahuatl ahuacatl testicle, alluding to the shape of the fruit

avocado in American English

(ˌævəˈkɑdoʊ; ˌ ɑvəˈkɑdoʊ)
US
nounWord forms: plural ˌavoˈcados
1. 
a widespread, thick-skinned, pear-shaped tropical fruit, yellowish green to purplish black, with a single large seed and yellow, buttery flesh, used in salads; alligator pear
2. 
the tree (Persea americana) of the laurel family on which it grows
3. 
a yellowish-green color
Word origin
altered (infl. by earlier Sp avocado, now abogado, advocate) < MexSp aguacate < Nahuatl a:wakaλ, avocado, lit., testicle; so named from its shape

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Examples of 'avocado' in a sentence
avocado

My favourite is avocado on toast with poached eggs and roast tomatoes.
The Sun (2016)
And eat more avocado on toast.
The Sun (2017)
If the plumber got a good deal on an avocado tub or a pink sink, you got an avocado or pink bathroom.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Her avocado on toast is guacamole topped with Creme Eggs.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Cover with the avocado and tomato slices and top with the eggs.
The Sun (2016)
Use small amounts of olive or avocado oil rather than butter.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
There were lots of avocado bathroom suites and vinyl and flock.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The protein in the crayfish and the good oils in the avocado make this a filling choice.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Rub it with avocado oil and salt.
The Sun (2016)
It contains avocado oil as well as proteins and is capable of transforming any wayward barnet.
The Sun (2009)
It contains avocado oil and a powerful antioxidant.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It was just avocado on toast.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Top with avocado slices and tomato.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
There's only so many times you can see a picture of an avocado on toast.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Out go the avocado bathrooms, then.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
What is the avocado bathroom suite of 2015?
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
They brought a rectangle of yellow corn cake under avocado, tomato and sliced red onion.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Spread 1 tbsp of hummus across each piece of toast and top with the avocado and tomatoes.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Made from avocado, tomato and onion.
The Sun (2014)
I can do avocado on toast or soup from a can.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
THE avocado bathroom suite has been named the worst interior design of all time.
The Sun (2008)
Peel 2 ripe avocados and mash with 150ml natural yoghurt.
The Sun (2012)
They do a great avocado on toast, which is a quintessential California dish.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Go for porridge, eggs, avocado and toast instead.
The Sun (2015)
We had a beautiful sea bream dish with cocoa beans, crab and avocado on toast, clams and half a dozen different oysters.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
WHO wouldn't chuck out a 1970s avocado bathroom suite if the budget allowed?
Times, Sunday Times (2006)

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In other languages
avocado

British English: avocado /ˌævəˈkɑːdəʊ/ NOUN
An avocado is a fruit in the shape of a pear with a dark green skin and a large stone inside it.
  • American English: avocado
  • Arabic: أفوكادو
  • Brazilian Portuguese: abacate
  • Chinese: 鳄梨
  • Croatian: avokado
  • Czech: avokádo
  • Danish: avokado
  • Dutch: avocado
  • European Spanish: aguacate
  • Finnish: avokado
  • French: avocat fruit
  • German: Avocado
  • Greek: αβοκάντο
  • Italian: avocado
  • Japanese: アボカド
  • Korean: 아보카도
  • Norwegian: avokado
  • Polish: awokado
  • European Portuguese: abacate
  • Romanian: avocado
  • Russian: авокадо
  • Latin American Spanish: aguacate
  • Swedish: avokado
  • Thai: ผลอะโวคาโด้
  • Turkish: avokado
  • Ukrainian: авокадо
  • Vietnamese: quả bơ

Chinese translation of 'avocado'

avocado

(ævəˈkɑːdəu) (Brit)

n (c/u)

  1. (also avocado pear) 鳄(鱷)梨 (èlí) (个(個), gè)
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