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[ av-uh -kah -doh, ah-vuh - ] SHOW IPA
/ ˌæv əˈkɑ doʊ, ˌɑ və- / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun, plural av·o·ca·dos. Also called alligator pear . a large, usually pear-shaped fruit having green to blackish skin, a single large seed, and soft, light-green pulp, borne by the tropical American tree Persea americana and its variety P. adrymifolia, often eaten raw, especially in salads.
the tree itself.
Origin of avocado 1690–1700; alteration of Spanish abogado literally, lawyer (see advocate), by confusion with Mexican Spanish aguacate <Nahuatl āhuacatl avocado, testicle; cf. alligator pear
Words nearby avocado avn., A-V nodal extrasystole, A-V nodal rhythm, A-V node, avo, avocado , avocado toast, avocation, avocet, avodire, Avogadro
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The Avocado was the name given by the Spanish conquistadores to the Persea gratissima, whose fruit is the “alligator pear.”
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They have not the plantain, good 21 baked, nor the avocado or alligator pear, which fried in butter or oil is so admirable.
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The avocado pear-tree, I should think, has no relations among trees!
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The avocado pear is one of the most highly prized of tropical fruits.
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British Dictionary definitions for avocado noun plural -dos a pear-shaped fruit having a leathery green or blackish skin, a large stony seed, and a greenish-yellow edible pulp
the tropical American lauraceous tree, Persea americana, that bears this fruit
a dull greenish colour resembling that of the fruit (as modifier) an avocado bathroom suite Also called (for senses 1, 2): avocado pear , alligator pear
Word Origin for avocado C17: from Spanish aguacate, from Nahuatl ahuacatl testicle, alluding to the shape of the fruit
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