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Definition of avocado noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

avocado

noun
 
/ˌævəˈkɑːdəʊ/
 
/ˌævəˈkɑːdəʊ/
 [countable, uncountable]
(plural avocados)
(British English also avocado pear)
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  1. 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 Foodc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • ripe
    verb + avocado
    • eat
    • have
    • halve
    • …
    avocado + noun
    • dip
    • mousse
    • purée
    • …
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    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Spanish, alteration (influenced by avocado ‘advocate’) of aguacate, from Nahuatl ahuacatl.
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