avocado
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See also Avocado
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Pronunciation
- (RP) IPA: /ævəˈkɑːdəʊ/, SAMPA: /{v@"kA:d@U/
- (US)1 enPR: ăvəkäʹdō, IPA: /ævəˈkɑdoʊ/, SAMPA: /{v@"kAdoU/
- (US)2 enPR: ävəkäʹdō, IPA: /ɑvəˈkɑdoʊ/, SAMPA: /Av@"kAdoU/
- Audio (US)help, file
- Rhymes: -ɑːdəʊ
[edit] Noun
avocado (plural avocados or avocadoes or rarely, the hypercorrect avocadi)
- The large, usually yellowish-green or black, pulpy fruit of the avocado tree.
- The avocado tree.
- (color/colour) A dull yellowish-green colour, the colour of the meat of an avocado.
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avocado colour:
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[edit] Synonyms
- (fruit): alligator pear, avocado pear, butter pear
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Translations
fruit
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tree
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colour
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[edit] Adjective
avocado (not comparable)
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[edit] Translations
Avocado-coloured
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[edit] See also
[edit] Danish
[edit] Alternative spellings
[edit] Etymology
From Spanish aguacate, from Nahuatl āhuacatl (“‘testicle, avocado’”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /avokaːdo/, [avoˈkʰæːd̥o]
[edit] Noun
avocado c. (singular definite avocadoen, plural indefinite avocadoer)
[edit] Inflection
Inflection of “avocado”
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
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| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative, dative and accusative | avocado | avocadoen | avocadoer | avocadoerne |
| genitive | avocados | avocadoens | avocadoers | avocadoernes |
[edit] Italian
[edit] Noun
avocado m. (plural avocadi)
