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Webster 1913 Edition
Avocado
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Avˊo-ca′do
,Noun.
[Corrupted from the Mexican
ahuacatl
: cf. Sp. aguacate
, F. aguacaté
, avocat
, G. avogado
baum.] The pulpy fruit of
Persea gratissima
, a tree of tropical America. It is about the size and shape of a large pear; – called also avocado pear
, alligator pear
, midshipman’s butter
. Webster 1828 Edition
Avocado
AVOCA'DO
,Noun.
Avignon-berry, the fruit of a species of lycium, so called from the city, Avignon, in France. The berry is less than a pea, of a yellowish green color, and bitter astringent taste; used by dyers and painters for staining yellow.
Definition 2024
Avocado
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See also: Avocado
English
An avocado
Noun
avocado (plural avocados or avocadoes or avocadi)
- The large, usually yellowish-green or black, pulpy fruit of the avocado tree.
- The avocado tree, Persea americana, of the laurel family.
- A dull yellowish-green colour, the colour of the meat of an avocado.
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avocado colour:
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Synonyms
- (fruit): alligator pear, avocado pear, butter pear
Derived terms
- avocado pear
- Hass avocado
Translations
fruit
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tree
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Adjective
avocado (not comparable)
Translations
See also
- California roll
- guacamole
- Appendix:Colors
References
- "Avocado" in Michael Quinion, Ballyhoo, Buckaroo, and Spuds, 2004.
Danish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Spanish aguacate, from Nahuatl āhuacatl (“testicle, avocado”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /avokaːdo/, [avoˈkʰæːd̥o]
Noun
avocado c (singular definite avocadoen, plural indefinite avocadoer)
Inflection
Inflection of avocado
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | avocado | avocadoen | avocadoer | avocadoerne |
| genitive | avocados | avocadoens | avocadoers | avocadoernes |