alligator pear

alligator pear

n. See avocado.

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[By folk etymology from American Spanish aguacate, avocado (probably influenced by the similarity of the thick, pebbly skin of the avocado to alligator hide); see aguacate.]

alligator pear

n (Plants) another name for avocado

av•o•ca•do

(ˌæv əˈkɑ doʊ, ˌɑ və-)

n., pl. -dos. 1. a large, usu. 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, of the laurel family: often eaten raw. 2. the tree itself. [1690–1700; alter. of Mexican Spanish aguacate < Nahuatl āhuacatl]

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Noun

1.

alligator pear - a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seedaguacate, avocado, avocado pearedible fruit - edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet fleshavocado tree, Persea Americana, avocado - tropical American tree bearing large pulpy green fruits

Translations

aguacatepalta