guacamole

See also: Guacamole

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish guacamole, from Classical Nahuatl āhuacamōlli, from āhuacatl (“avocado”) + mōlli (“sauce; broth”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɡwɑkəˈmoʊli/, /ˌɡwɑkəˈmoʊleɪ/; (Spanish-influenced pronunciations) /ɡwakaˈmole/, /wakaˈmole/

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• Rhymes: -əʊli

A bowl of guacamole.

Noun

guacamole (countable and uncountable, plural guacamoles)

1. An avocado-based greenish dip with onions, tomato, and spices. Common to Mexican cuisine, it is often served with tortilla chips.

Synonyms

• (avocado-based greenish dip): (informal) guac

Derived terms

• holy guacamole

Translations

avocado-based greenish dip

• Arabic: غُوَّاكَامُولِي‎ (ḡuwwākāmūlī)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 牛油果醬, 牛油果酱 (ngau⁴ jau⁴ gwo² zoeng³)

  Mandarin: 鱷梨醬, 鳄梨酱 (èlíjiàng), 酪梨醬 (zh), 酪梨酱 (zh) (luòlíjiàng)

• Classical Nahuatl: āhuacamōlli
• Esperanto: avokada kaĉo, gvakamolo
• Finnish: guacamole (fi)
• French: guacamole (fr) m

• German: Guacamole (de) f
• Polish: guacamole (pl) n
• Portuguese: guacamole (pt) m
• Russian: гуакамоле (ru) (guakamole)
• Spanish: guacamole (es)
• Turkish: guakamole

See also

• avocado

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Finnish

Noun

guacamole

1. guacamole (dip)

Declension

Inflection of guacamole (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative		guacamole	guacamolet
genitive		guacamolen	guacamolejen
partitive		guacamolea	guacamoleja
illative		guacamoleen	guacamoleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		guacamole	guacamolet
accusative	nom.	guacamole	guacamolet
	gen.	guacamolen
genitive		guacamolen	guacamolejen guacamoleinrare
partitive		guacamolea	guacamoleja
inessive		guacamolessa	guacamoleissa
elative		guacamolesta	guacamoleista
illative		guacamoleen	guacamoleihin
adessive		guacamolella	guacamoleilla
ablative		guacamolelta	guacamoleilta
allative		guacamolelle	guacamoleille
essive		guacamolena	guacamoleina
translative		guacamoleksi	guacamoleiksi
instructive		—	guacamolein
abessive		guacamoletta	guacamoleitta
comitative		—	guacamoleineen

Possessive forms of guacamole (type nalle)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	guacamoleni	guacamolemme
2nd person	guacamolesi	guacamolenne
3rd person	guacamolensa

Synonyms

• guacamole dippi

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish guacamole

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡwa.ka.mɔl/

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Noun

guacamole m (plural guacamoles)

1. guacamole (dip)

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Polish

Etymology

From Spanish guacamole, from Classical Nahuatl āhuacamōlli, from āhuacatl (“avocado”) + mōlli (“sauce; broth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡwa.kaˈmɔ.lɛ/

• Audio

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Noun

guacamole n (indeclinable)

1. guacamole

Further reading

• guacamole in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• guacamole in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Spanish

Alternative forms

• guacamol (Central America, Cuba)

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl āhuacamōlli, from āhuacatl (“avocado fruit”) + mōlli (“sauce, something ground”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡwakaˈmole/, [ɡwa.kaˈmo.le]

• Audio (Spain)

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Noun

guacamole m (plural guacamoles)

1. guacamole

Related terms

• aguacate
• mole

Descendants

• → English: guacamole
• → German: Guacamole

Further reading

• “guacamole” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.