avocadonoun [ C ]
uk/ˌæv.əˈkɑː.dəʊ/us/ˌæv.əˈkɑː.doʊ/plural avocados UK also avocado peara tropical fruit with thick, green, or purple skin, a large, round seed, and green flesh that can be eaten
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Types of fruit
- angelica
- apple
- açaí
- banana
- beef tomato
- currant
- damson
- dried fruit
- durian
- eating apple
- maraschino cherry
- melon
- mulberry
- navel orange
- nectarine
- satsuma plum
- sloe
- soft fruit
- starfruit
- strawberry
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Examples from literature
- A Japanese sushi chef working in California put avocado in a sushi roll instead of o-toro (fatty tuna).
- Americans who didn’t want to try raw fish but enjoyed avocado loved this new kind of food.