aguacaten.

Brit.

/ˌaɡwəˈkɑːti/, U.S.

/ˌɑɡwəˈkɑdi/

Forms: 1600s– aguacate, 1700s aguacat.

Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish aguacate.

Etymology: < Spanish aguacate (c1560) < Nahuatl ahuacatl (see avocado n.). Compare French †aguacate (16th cent. or earlier). Compare later avocado n.

The avocado; (also) the tropical evergreen tree, Persea americana, which bears this fruit (now rare).

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > trees or plants bearing stone fruit > avocado tree

aguacate1633

the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > stone fruit > [noun] > avocado

alligator pear1696

avocado1697

aguacate1758

marrow1763

butter fruit1902

butter pear1947

1633 T. Johnson Gerard's Herball (new ed.) App. xiv. 1606 I vnderstood by the most learned Simon de Tovar, a Physition of Ciuil, who hath the same tree in his garden, with other exoticke plants, that it is not called Mamay, but Aguacate.

1758 J. Adams tr. A. de Ulloa Voy. S.-Amer. I. vii. 299 The aguacate..may also be classed among the choicest fruits of this country.

1854 W. H. Hurlbert Gan-Eden vi. 61 Gorgeous flowers, fruit-trees like the zapote and the aguacate, that rival shade trees in their size and their masses of foliage.

1897 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Nov. 686/1 Tall mangoes and aguacates.

1926 Chambers's Jrnl. 23 Jan. 126/2 Banana peelings, aguacate skins.

1948 Brownsville (Texas) Herald 25 Aug. 4/2 The aguacates were large ones and seem to have an exceptionally fine flavour.

2000 B. Geddes World Food: Mexico 30 A thin version of guacamole, made with mashed aguacate (avocado), onion and cilantro will also often make its way onto the table.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	aguacate
释义	aguacaten. Brit. /ˌaɡwəˈkɑːti/, U.S. /ˌɑɡwəˈkɑdi/ Forms: 1600s– aguacate, 1700s aguacat. Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish aguacate. Etymology: < Spanish aguacate (c1560) < Nahuatl ahuacatl (see avocado n.). Compare French †aguacate (16th cent. or earlier). Compare later avocado n. The avocado; (also) the tropical evergreen tree, Persea americana, which bears this fruit (now rare). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > trees or plants bearing stone fruit > avocado tree aguacate1633 the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > stone fruit > [noun] > avocado alligator pear1696 avocado1697 aguacate1758 marrow1763 butter fruit1902 butter pear1947 1633 T. Johnson Gerard's Herball (new ed.) App. xiv. 1606 I vnderstood by the most learned Simon de Tovar, a Physition of Ciuil, who hath the same tree in his garden, with other exoticke plants, that it is not called Mamay, but Aguacate. 1758 J. Adams tr. A. de Ulloa Voy. S.-Amer. I. vii. 299 The aguacate..may also be classed among the choicest fruits of this country. 1854 W. H. Hurlbert Gan-Eden vi. 61 Gorgeous flowers, fruit-trees like the zapote and the aguacate, that rival shade trees in their size and their masses of foliage. 1897 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Nov. 686/1 Tall mangoes and aguacates. 1926 Chambers's Jrnl. 23 Jan. 126/2 Banana peelings, aguacate skins. 1948 Brownsville (Texas) Herald 25 Aug. 4/2 The aguacates were large ones and seem to have an exceptionally fine flavour. 2000 B. Geddes World Food: Mexico 30 A thin version of guacamole, made with mashed aguacate (avocado), onion and cilantro will also often make its way onto the table. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1633
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