See also: Avocado

English [ edit ]

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An avocado

Etymology [ edit ]

Borrowed from American Spanish avocado, altered —by folk-etymological association with abogado (“lawyer”)— from the earlier aguacate, which comes from Classical Nahuatl āhuacatl (“avocado”). Doublet of abacate.

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

avocado (countable and uncountable, plural avocados or avocadoes)

Synonyms [ edit ]

(avocado fruit):

Derived terms [ edit ]

Descendants [ edit ]

Translations [ edit ]

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked Indonesian: (please verify) apokat (please verify) alpukat (id) (please verify) alpokat (id)

Adjective [ edit ]

avocado (not comparable)

Of a dull yellowish-green colour.

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See also [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

“Avocado” in Michael Quinion, Ballyhoo, Buckaroo, and Spuds: Ingenious Tales of Words and Their Origins , Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Books in association with Penguin Books, 2004, →ISBN .

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Danish [ edit ]

Alternative forms [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

From Spanish aguacate, from Nahuatl āhuacatl (“avocado”).

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

avocado c (singular definite avocadoen, plural indefinite avocadoer)

Inflection [ edit ]

Declension of avocado common

gender Singular Plural indefinite definite indefinite definite nominative avocado avocadoen avocadoer avocadoerne genitive avocados avocadoens avocadoers avocadoernes

Dutch [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

Borrowed from Spanish avocado.

Pronunciation [ edit ]

IPA (key) : /ˌaː.voːˈkaː.doː/

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Hyphenation: avo‧ca‧do

Noun [ edit ]

avocado m (plural avocado's)

Derived terms [ edit ]

Descendants [ edit ]

→ Indonesian: avokad

Indonesian: → Sranan Tongo: afkati

Italian [ edit ]

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

avocado m (invariable)

Spanish [ edit ]

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Etymology 1 [ edit ]

From aguacate, possibly influenced by a Caribbean language.

Noun [ edit ]

avocado m (plural avocados)

Descendants [ edit ]

Etymology 2 [ edit ]

Verb [ edit ]

avocado m (feminine singular avocada, masculine plural avocados, feminine plural avocadas)

avocar. Masculine singular past participle of

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