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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAvocat
Pronunciation / Transliteration: avoka
"J'aime ajouter de l'avocat à ma salade."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A pear-shaped fruit with a creamy texture and a large seed, commonly used in salads and spreads.
"I love adding avocado to my toast for breakfast." - 2
The tree that bears the avocado fruit, native to Central America.
"The avocado tree can grow up to 20 meters tall."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'avocado' comes from the Nahuatl word 'āhuacatl', which referred to the fruit and also meant 'testicle' due to its shape. The term was adopted into Spanish as 'aguacate' before entering English in the 17th century, reflecting the fruit's introduction to Europe from the Americas.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Avocado" is said worldwide
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Avocat
Transliteration: avoka
"J'aime ajouter de l'avocat à ma salade."
Avocado
Transliteration: avocado
"Ich liebe es, Avocado auf mein Brot zu legen."
Avocado
Transliteration: avocado
"Mi piace aggiungere avocado alla mia insalata."
Aguacate
Transliteration: aguacate
"Me gusta poner aguacate en mi tostada."
Abacate
Transliteration: abacate
"Eu adoro adicionar abacate à minha salada."
एवोकाडो
Transliteration: evokado
"मुझे अपने नाश्ते में एवोकाडो डालना पसंद है।"
鳄梨
Transliteration: è lí
"我喜欢在沙拉中加入鳄梨。"
아보카도
Transliteration: abokado
"나는 샐러드에 아보카도를 추가하는 것을 좋아한다."
アボカド
Transliteration: abokado
"私はサラダにアボカドを加えるのが好きです。"
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