avocado

av·o·ca·do

(ăv′ə-kä′dō, ä′və-)

n. pl. av·o·ca·dos

1.

a. A tropical American tree (Persea americana) having oval or pear-shaped fruit with leathery skin, yellowish-green flesh, and a large seed.

b. The edible fruit of this tree. Also called alligator pear, avocado pear.

2. A dull green.

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[Early Modern English avogato, avocato, avocado, ultimately (probably with phonetic influence from obsolete Spanish avocado, lawyer (now abogado); compare French avocat, lawyer, avocado) from American Spanish aguacate, avocado, from Nahuatl āhuacatl.]

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avocado

(ˌævəˈkɑːdəʊ)

n, pl -dos

1. (Plants) a pear-shaped fruit having a leathery green or blackish skin, a large stony seed, and a greenish-yellow edible pulp

2. (Plants) the tropical American lauraceous tree, Persea americana, that bears this fruit

3. (Colours)

a. a dull greenish colour resembling that of the fruit

b. (as modifier): an avocado bathroom suite.

Also called (for senses 1, 2): avocado pear or alligator pear

[C17: from Spanish aguacate, from Nahuatl ahuacatl testicle, alluding to the shape of the fruit]

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av•o•ca•do

(ˌæv əˈkɑ doʊ, ˌɑ və-)

n., pl. -dos.

1. a large, usu. 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, of the laurel family: often eaten raw.

2. the tree itself.

[1690–1700; alter. of Mexican Spanish aguacate < Nahuatl āhuacatl]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	avocado - a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed aguacate, alligator pear, avocado pear edible fruit - edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh avocado tree, Persea Americana, avocado - tropical American tree bearing large pulpy green fruits
	2.	avocado - tropical American tree bearing large pulpy green fruits avocado tree, Persea Americana aguacate, alligator pear, avocado, avocado pear - a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed genus Persea, Persea - avocado fruit tree - tree bearing edible fruit
Adj.	1.	avocado - of the dull yellowish green of the meat of an avocado chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue

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Translations

أفوكادوثَمَرَة الكُمَّثْرى

avokádo

avokadoavocado

Avocado

αβοκάντο

aguacatepaltapaltocura

avokado

avocatavocatier

avokado

avokádó

lárpera

avocado

アボカド

아보카도

avokada

avokado

avocadoavocadoboom

avokado

awokado

abacateabacateiro

авокадо

avokádo

avokado

ผลอะโวคาโด้

avokado

quả bơ

鳄梨鳄梨树

avocado

[ævəˈkɑːdəʊ] N (avocados (pl))

1. (also avocado pear) → aguacate m, palta f (Andes, S. Cone)

2. (= tree) → aguacate m, palto m (LAm)

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avocado

[ˌævəˈkɑːdəʊ] avocado pear (British) n → avocat m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

avocado

n pl <-s> (also avocado pear) → Avocado(birne) f; (= tree) → Avocadobaum m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

avocado

[ˌævəˈkɑːdəʊ] n (Brit) (also avocado pear) → avocado m inv

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

avocado

(ӕvəˈkaːdəu) – plural ˌavoˈcados – noun

(also avocado pear) a kind of pear-shaped tropical fruit. avokado ثَمَرَة الكُمَّثْرى авокадо abacate avokádo die Avokado avokado αβοκάντοaguacate avokaado درخت آوکادو avokado avocatאבוקדו एक प्रकार काफल avokado avokádó apokat lárpera avocado アボカド 아보카도 avokada avokado avokado avocadoavokado د اوکادو ونه abacate avocado авокадо avokádo avokado avokado avokado อะโวคาโด ผลไม้เขตร้อนชนิดหนึ่งรูปร่างคล้ายลูกแพร์ avokado 鱷梨 авокадо ایک پھل کا نام quả bơ 鳄梨，鳄梨树

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avocado

→ أفوكادو avokádo avokado Avocado αβοκάντο aguacate avokado avocat avokado avocado アボカド 아보카도 avocado avokado awokado abacate авокадо avokado ผลอะโวคาโด้ avokado quả bơ 鳄梨

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

avocado

n aguacate m

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