avocado
noun/ˌævəˈkɑːdəʊ/
/ˌævəˈkɑːdəʊ/
[countable, uncountable] (plural avocados)
(British English also avocado pear)
- a tropical fruit with hard, dark green skin and a soft, light green inside part that does not taste sweet and contains a large seedTopics Foodc1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
- ripe
- eat
- have
- halve
- …
- dip
- mousse
- purée
- …
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Spanish, alteration (influenced by avocado ‘advocate’) of aguacate, from Nahuatl ahuacatl.Want to learn more?
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