English Explanatory Dictionary

avocado

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The large, usually yellowish-green or black, savory fruit of the avocado tree.
  2. The avocado tree, Persea americana, of the laurel family.
  3. A dark chartreuse color, like the color of the skin of an avocado.
adj
  1. Of a dull yellowish-green colour.

Pronunciation

/ævəˈkɑːdəʊ/ ăvəkäʹdō /ɑvəˈkɑdoʊ/ [ɑvəˈkɑɾoʊ] /ævəˈkɑdoʊ/ [ævəˈkɑɾoʊ] En-us-avocado.ogg /əvɵˈkɑɖo/ /-æɖo/

Word forms

avocado avocados avocadoes

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin American Spanish avocado, from the earlier aguacate, which comes from Classical Nahuatl āhuacatl (“avocado”). Doublet of abacate. Compare aguacatillo, avocadillo. The first mention can be found in the 1696 catalogue of Jamaican plants.

Synonyms

alligator pear avocado pear butter pear butter fruit abacate

Related words

guacamole

Derived words

avocadoey avocado hand avocado latte avocadoless avocadolike avocado oil avocado pear avocado toast avolatte crabocado devil's avocado Hass avocado
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