Avocado

//ævəˈkɑːdəʊ// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The large, usually yellowish-green or black, savory fruit of the avocado tree. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed wordnet
  3. 3
    The avocado tree, Persea americana, of the laurel family. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    tropical American tree bearing large pulpy green fruits wordnet
  5. 5
    A dark chartreuse color, like the color of the skin of an avocado. uncountable

    "It was exactly the same as my bathroom. Same cork floor, same avocado bathroom set."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of a dull yellowish-green colour. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    of the dull yellowish green of the meat of an avocado wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
alligator pearavocado pearabacateaguacatealligator pearavocado pear

Example

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"My favorite nonalcoholic drink is an avocado shake. Yum, it's so delicious!"

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.

Related phrases

Hass avocadoavocado handavocado latteavocado oilavocado pearavocado toastdevil's avocado

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