avocado
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avocado
- /ˌævəˈkɑːdəʊ/ UK
- /ˌavəˈkɑːdəw/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˌɑvəˈkɑdoʊ/ US
- [ˌɑvəˈkɑdoʊ̯] US
- [ˌɑvəˈkɑɾoʊ̯] US
- /ˌævəˈkɑdoʊ/ US
- [ˌævəˈkɑdoʊ̯] US
- [ˌævəˈkɑɾoʊ̯] US
- /ˌævəˈkɐːdəʉ/ Australia
- /ˌɛvəˈkɐːdɐʉ/ New Zealand
- /ˌavəˈkado/ Scotland
- /ˌavəˈkaːdoː/ Wales
Rhymes with -ɑːdəʊ, -ædəʊ
Where it comes from
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 a catalogue of Jamaican plants in 1696.
noun avocados · avocadoes
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The large, usually yellowish-green or black, savory fruit of the avocado tree.
For example, 90% of the avocados Americans consumed in 2022 were imported. Of the avocados imported into the US, 89% came from Mexico. Said differently, your guac and your avocado toast could skyrocket if 25% tariffs are levied on Mexico.
Similar: alligator pear, avocado pear, butter pear, butter fruit, abacate
- The avocado tree, Persea americana, of the laurel family.
- 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.
adjective
- Of a dull yellowish-green colour.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: alligator pear, avocado pear, colored, chromatic, avocado tree, persea americana, persea, counsel, solicitor, barrister, lawyer, attorney-at-law, advocate, attorney, counsels, genus persea
Translations
Every language
noun fruit
| Español | aguacate, palta, cura, avocado, shunte, shute |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 아보카도 abokado |
| 日本語 | アボカド abokado, 鰐梨 waninashi |
| 中文 | 鱷梨 /鳄梨 èlí, 酪梨 làolí, luòlí, 牛油果 niúyóuguǒ |
| हिन्दी | रुचिरा rucirā, मक्खनफल makkhanphal |
| Kiswahili | parachichi |
| Português | abacate |
| Français | avocat |
| Deutsch | Avocado |
| Italiano | avocado, pera alligatore |
| Ελληνικά | αβοκάντο avokánto |
| Русский | авока́до avokádo |
| Tiếng Việt | bơ |
| العربية | أَفُوكَادُو ʔafukādū |
| עברית | אָבוֹקָדוֹ avokado |
noun tree
| Español | aguacate, palto, shunte, shute, xinene (shinene), avocado |
|---|---|
| Kiswahili | mparachichi |
| Português | abacateiro |
| Français | avocatier |
| Deutsch | Avocado, Avocadobaum |
| Italiano | avocado, pera alligatore |
| Ελληνικά | αβοκάντο avokánto |
| Română | avocado |
noun color
| Français | avocat |
|---|
adj Avocado-coloured
| Français | avocat |
|---|
Talk about this word "avocado." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/avocado. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. avocado. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/avocado "avocado." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/avocado.Cite this
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