avocado

CEFRA2

/ˌævəˈkɑːdəʊ̯/

noun · adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A green fruit with soft flesh and one large seed.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A dark chartreuse color, like the color of the skin of an avocado.

Examples

  • Avocados are the fruit of the avocado tree.

  • My favorite nonalcoholic drink is an avocado shake. Yum, it's so delicious!

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˌɑvəˈkɑdoʊ̯/
  • /ˌɑvəˈkɑɾoʊ̯/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The avocado tree, Persea americana, of the laurel family.

  2. The large, usually yellowish-green or black, savory fruit of the avocado tree.

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Of a dull yellowish-green colour.

More examples

In context

  • It was exactly the same as my bathroom. Same cork floor, same avocado bathroom set.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Latin American Spanish avocado, from the earlier aguacate, which comes from Classical Nahuatl āhuacatl (“avocado”). Doublet of abacate. Compare aguacatillo, avocadillo. The first mention can be found in the 1696 catalogue of Jamaican plants.