av‧o‧ca‧do /ˌævəˈkɑːdəʊ◂ $ -doʊ◂/ (
also ˌavocado ˈpear)
noun (
plural avocados)
[countable][
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Spanish;
Origin: aguacate 'avocado', from Nahuatl ahuacatl 'testicle, avocado'; influenced by Spanish avocado 'lawyer']
a fruit with a thick green or dark purple skin that is green inside and has a large seed in the middle
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