Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The avocado.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The alligator-pear. The tree yields a reddish-brown, soft, and very brittle wood. Also known as the butterpear and vegetable marrow.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[American Spanish, from Nahuatl ahuacatl.]
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Examples
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It comes from 'aguacate' (avocado) plus 'mole' (sauce).
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It comes from 'aguacate' (avocado) plus 'mole' (sauce).
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It comes from 'aguacate' (avocado) plus 'mole' (sauce).
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It comes from 'aguacate' (avocado) plus 'mole' (sauce).
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It comes from 'aguacate' (avocado) plus 'mole' (sauce).
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It comes from 'aguacate' (avocado) plus 'mole' (sauce).
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It comes from 'aguacate' (avocado) plus 'mole' (sauce).
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It comes from 'aguacate' (avocado) plus 'mole' (sauce).
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It comes from 'aguacate' (avocado) plus 'mole' (sauce).
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It comes from 'aguacate' (avocado) plus 'mole' (sauce).
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