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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024av•o•ca•do /ˌævəˈkɑdoʊ, ˌɑvə-/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -dos. - Plant Biologya large, pear-shaped fruit having green to blackish skin and a soft, light green inside that can be eaten.
- Plant Biologya tropical American tree that bears this fruit.
- a yellowish-green color.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024av•o•ca•do (av′ə kä′dō, ä′və-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -dos. - Plant BiologyAlso called alligator pear. a large, usually pear-shaped fruit having green to blackish skin, a single large seed, and soft, light-green pulp, borne by the tropical American tree Persea americana and its variety P. adrymifolia, often eaten raw, esp. in salads.
- Plant Biologythe tree itself.
- Nahuatl āhuacatl avocado, testicle; compare alligator pear
- alteration of Spanish abogado literally, lawyer (see advocate), by confusion with Mexican Spanish aguacate 1690–1700
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: avocado /ˌævəˈkɑːdəʊ/ n ( pl -dos)- a pear-shaped fruit having a leathery green or blackish skin, a large stony seed, and a greenish-yellow edible pulp
- the tropical American lauraceous tree, Persea americana, that bears this fruit
- a dull greenish colour resembling that of the fruit
- (as modifier): an avocado bathroom suite
Also called (for senses 1, 2): avocado pear, alligator pear Etymology: 17th Century: from Spanish aguacate, from Nahuatl ahuacatl testicle, alluding to the shape of the fruit |