noun
avocado
a-vuh-KAH-doh
noun
1
A pear-shaped fruit with rich, buttery green flesh and a large central stone, eaten as a savoury food.
"She mashed a ripe avocado onto her toast."
"The salad was topped with sliced avocado and lime."
2
The tropical tree that produces this fruit.
"They planted an avocado tree in the back garden."
adj
1
A dull, yellowish-green colour, like the fruit's skin.
"The bathroom suite was an outdated avocado green."
How to Use Avocado
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe soft green fruit used in guacamole and on toast.
Common pairings
avocado toast
ripe avocado
avocado oil
Word Forms
avocados plural, avocadoes plural
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Etymology
Via Spanish aguacate from the Nahuatl āhuacatl. First recorded in English in a 1696 list of Jamaican plants.