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əˈkɑ noun, plural av·o·ca·dos.
1.
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.
2.
the tree itself.
Origin:
1690–1700; alteration of Spanish abogado literally, lawyer (see advocate), by confusion with Mexican Spanish aguacate < Nahuatl āhuacatl avocado, testicle; cf. alligator pear
1690–1700; alteration of Spanish abogado literally, lawyer (see advocate), by confusion with Mexican Spanish aguacate < Nahuatl āhuacatl avocado, testicle; cf. alligator pear
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avocado (ˌævəˈkɑːdəʊ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -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 | |
| [C17: from Spanish aguacate, from Nahuatl ahuacatl testicle, alluding to the shape of the fruit] | |
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Avocado
is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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Word Origin & History
avocado
1763, from Sp. avocado, altered (by folk etymology influence of earlier Sp. avocado "lawyer," from same L. source as advocate) from earlier aguacate, from Nahuatl ahuakatl "testicle." So called for its shape. As a color, first attested 1947.
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Example sentences
In one village several kids run ahead to show me their avocado, papaya, and lemon trees.
Think of it as approximately the fluid equivalent of a ripe, soft, buttery avocado.
The output of the farm is staggering, from ultra sweet pineapples to seven varieties of avocado.
In kitchen décor, avocado and harvest gold had shoved white aside.
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