avocado
The large, usually yellowish-green or black, savory fruit of the avocado treeThe large, usually yellowish-green or black, savory fruit of the avocado tree.
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3 senses(countable, uncountable)The large, usually yellowish-green or black, savory fruit of the avocado tree.
Avocado
авока́доavokádo
авока́доavokádo
tropical American tree bearing large pulpy green fruits
(countable, uncountable)The avocado tree, Persea americana, of the laurel family.
Avocado, Avocadobaum
(uncountable)A dark chartreuse color, like the color of the skin of an avocado.
Examples
85 sentencesPlease buy a couple of avocados.
I've never tried putting soy sauce on avocados.
Cut the avocado in half and remove the seed.
Do you sell avocados?
ruУ вас продаются авокадо? — marafon
deVerkaufen Sie Avocados? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Did you buy avocados?
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin American Spanish avocado, from the earlier aguacate, which comes fromBorrowed from Latin American Spanish avocado, from the earlier aguacate, which comes from Classical Nahuatl āhuacatl (“avocado”). Doublet of abacate. Compare aguacatillo, avocadillo.
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Forms
plural: avocados / avocadoesSynonyms
8 synonyms- a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed:alligator pearavocado pearaguacate
- tropical American tree bearing large pulpy green fruits:avocado treePersea Americana
Word family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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