英语词汇“holy ghost pear”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Holy Ghost pear n. now rare an avocado. [So called as the result of a misinterpretation of avocado n. as reflecting Spanish abogado advocate n., with reference to the Christian concept of the Holy Spirit as an advocate for humankind before God (compare advocate n. 1).]

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shell-pear1672

alligator pear1696

avocado1697

vegetable marrow1788

subaltern's butter1816

midshipman's butter1866

Holy Ghost pear1886

1886 Hawaiian Almanac & Ann. 40 Alligator (properly avocado, i.e. Holy Ghost) pear, Persea gratissima.

1926 Jrnl. Amer. Inst. Architects Jan. 2/2 The Holy Ghost pear, its very name an omen, jewels weird trees filled with parrots and monkeys.

2005 M. P. Foley Why do Catholics eat Fish on Friday? viii. 77 An old cognomen for an avocado is a Holy Ghost pear. What possible relation could there be between the Holy Spirit and the unusual green fruit from which guacamole is made?

单词	holy ghost pear
释义	> as lemmas Holy Ghost pear Holy Ghost pear n. now rare an avocado. [So called as the result of a misinterpretation of avocado n. as reflecting Spanish abogado advocate n., with reference to the Christian concept of the Holy Spirit as an advocate for humankind before God (compare advocate n. 1).] ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > stone fruit > avocado shell-pear1672 alligator pear1696 avocado1697 vegetable marrow1788 subaltern's butter1816 midshipman's butter1866 Holy Ghost pear1886 1886 Hawaiian Almanac & Ann. 40 Alligator (properly avocado, i.e. Holy Ghost) pear, Persea gratissima. 1926 Jrnl. Amer. Inst. Architects Jan. 2/2 The Holy Ghost pear, its very name an omen, jewels weird trees filled with parrots and monkeys. 2005 M. P. Foley Why do Catholics eat Fish on Friday? viii. 77 An old cognomen for an avocado is a Holy Ghost pear. What possible relation could there be between the Holy Spirit and the unusual green fruit from which guacamole is made? extracted from Holy Ghostn. < as lemmas
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