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avocado

noun
/ævəˈkɑːdəʊ/UK/ɑvəˈkɑdoʊ/US/əvɵˈkɑɖo/

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.

  1. derived from āhuacatl — “avocado”
  2. borrowed from avocado

Definitions

  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.

    • It was exactly the same as my bathroom. Same cork floor, same avocado bathroom set.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Of a dull yellowish-green colour.

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Derived

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

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA