What does "guacamole" mean?

An avocado-based greenish dip with onions, tomato, and spices, common to Mexican cuisine and often served with tortilla chips.

What is a synonym for "guacamole"?

Common synonyms include: guac, guac.

Pronounced //ˌɡwɑ.kəˈmol.i//.

//ˌɡwɑ.kəˈmol.i// noun

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Noun

1
An avocado-based greenish dip with onions, tomato, and spices, common to Mexican cuisine and often served with tortilla chips. countable, uncountable
"Typical Mexican food is prepared here according to ancient recipes and served in orthodox sequence, that is, guacamole at the beginning and frijoles at the end."
2
a dip made of mashed avocado mixed with chopped onions and other seasonings wordnet

"Guacamole is a dip made from avocados."

Borrowed from Spanish guacamole, from Classical Nahuatl āhuacamōlli (from āhuacatl (“avocado”) + mōlli (“sauce; broth”)).

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