guacamole

See also: Guacamole

English

A bowl of guacamole

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɡwɑ.kəˈmol.i/, /ˌɡwɑ.kəˈmoʊ.leɪ/; (Spanish-influenced pronunciations) /ɡwa.kaˈmo.le/, /wa.kaˈmo.le/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˌɡwɔ.kəˈməʉl.iː/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -əʊli

Noun

guacamole (countable and uncountable, plural guacamoles)

2. An avocado-based greenish dip with onions, tomato, and spices, common to Mexican cuisine and often served with tortilla chips.
   • 1942 April 5, Elizabeth Fagg, “Cafeteria in Mexico”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Typical Mexican food is prepared here according to ancient recipes and served in orthodox sequence, that is, guacamole at the beginning and frijoles at the end.

   • 1988 June 3, Lawrence Rand, “Restaurant Tours: 21 years in a Mexican standby”, in Chicago Reader‎^[2], archived from the original on 24 October 2020:

     The guacamole and queso fundido (melted cheese with a slathering of chorizo sausage on top, spooned onto sections of flour tortilla) are excellent, and two botanas (assortments) offer items like chalupas (small crisp tortillas) not always found on Chicago menus.

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

• holy guacamole
• mockamole
• peamole
• salsamole

Translations

avocado-based greenish dip

• Arabic: غُوَّاكَامُولِي (ḡuwwākāmūlī)
• Bulgarian: гуакамо́ле n (guakamóle)
• 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 / 酪梨酱 (zh) (luòlíjiàng)

• Esperanto: avokada kaĉo, gvakamolo
• Finnish: guacamole (fi)
• French: guacamole (fr) m
• German: Guacamole (de) f
• Greek: γουακαμόλε (el) n (gouakamóle)
• Italian: guacamole (it) m
• Japanese: ワカモレ
• Korean: 과카몰레 (gwakamolle)
• Māori: kuakamore
• Nahuatl:

  Classical Nahuatl: āhuacamōlli

• Polish: guacamole (pl) n
• Portuguese: guacamole (pt) m
• Russian: гуакамо́ле (ru) (guakamóle)
• Spanish: guacamole (es) m, huacamole m (Latin America)
• Turkish: guakamole
• Ukrainian: гуакамоле (huakamole), ґуакамоле (guakamole)
• Yiddish: גואַקאַמאָלע (guakamole)

See also

• avocado

Finnish

Etymology

From Spanish guacamole, from Classical Nahuatl āhuacamōlli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡuɑkɑmo(ː)le/, [ˈɡuɑ̝ˌkɑ̝mo̞(ː)le̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑmole

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 guacamolein rare
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
abessive		guacamoletta	guacamoleitta
instructive		—	guacamolein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of guacamole (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative guacamoleni guacamoleni accusative nom. guacamoleni guacamoleni gen. guacamoleni genitive guacamoleni guacamolejeni guacamoleini rare partitive guacamoleani guacamolejani inessive guacamolessani guacamoleissani elative guacamolestani guacamoleistani illative guacamoleeni guacamoleihini adessive guacamolellani guacamoleillani ablative guacamoleltani guacamoleiltani allative guacamolelleni guacamoleilleni essive guacamolenani guacamoleinani translative guacamolekseni guacamoleikseni abessive guacamolettani guacamoleittani instructive — — comitative — guacamoleineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative guacamolesi guacamolesi accusative nom. guacamolesi guacamolesi gen. guacamolesi genitive guacamolesi guacamolejesi guacamoleisi rare partitive guacamoleasi guacamolejasi inessive guacamolessasi guacamoleissasi elative guacamolestasi guacamoleistasi illative guacamoleesi guacamoleihisi adessive guacamolellasi guacamoleillasi ablative guacamoleltasi guacamoleiltasi allative guacamolellesi guacamoleillesi essive guacamolenasi guacamoleinasi translative guacamoleksesi guacamoleiksesi abessive guacamolettasi guacamoleittasi instructive — — comitative — guacamoleinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative guacamolemme guacamolemme accusative nom. guacamolemme guacamolemme gen. guacamolemme genitive guacamolemme guacamolejemme guacamoleimme rare partitive guacamoleamme guacamolejamme inessive guacamolessamme guacamoleissamme elative guacamolestamme guacamoleistamme illative guacamoleemme guacamoleihimme adessive guacamolellamme guacamoleillamme ablative guacamoleltamme guacamoleiltamme allative guacamolellemme guacamoleillemme essive guacamolenamme guacamoleinamme translative guacamoleksemme guacamoleiksemme abessive guacamolettamme guacamoleittamme instructive — — comitative — guacamoleinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative guacamolenne guacamolenne accusative nom. guacamolenne guacamolenne gen. guacamolenne genitive guacamolenne guacamolejenne guacamoleinne rare partitive guacamoleanne guacamolejanne inessive guacamolessanne guacamoleissanne elative guacamolestanne guacamoleistanne illative guacamoleenne guacamoleihinne adessive guacamolellanne guacamoleillanne ablative guacamoleltanne guacamoleiltanne allative guacamolellenne guacamoleillenne essive guacamolenanne guacamoleinanne translative guacamoleksenne guacamoleiksenne abessive guacamolettanne guacamoleittanne instructive — — comitative — guacamoleinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative guacamolensa guacamolensa accusative nom. guacamolensa guacamolensa gen. guacamolensa genitive guacamolensa guacamolejensa guacamoleinsa rare partitive guacamoleaan guacamoleansa guacamolejaan guacamolejansa inessive guacamolessaan guacamolessansa guacamoleissaan guacamoleissansa elative guacamolestaan guacamolestansa guacamoleistaan guacamoleistansa illative guacamoleensa guacamoleihinsa adessive guacamolellaan guacamolellansa guacamoleillaan guacamoleillansa ablative guacamoleltaan guacamoleltansa guacamoleiltaan guacamoleiltansa allative guacamolelleen guacamolellensa guacamoleilleen guacamoleillensa essive guacamolenaan guacamolenansa guacamoleinaan guacamoleinansa translative guacamolekseen guacamoleksensa guacamoleikseen guacamoleiksensa abessive guacamolettaan guacamolettansa guacamoleittaan guacamoleittansa instructive — — comitative — guacamoleineen guacamoleinensa

Synonyms

• guacamole-dippi

Further reading

• “guacamole”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish guacamole.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡwa.ka.mɔl/

• Audio (Paris):

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• Audio (France):

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Noun

guacamole m (plural guacamoles)

1. guacamole (dip)

Polish

Guacamole

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish guacamole.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡwa.kaˈmɔ.lɛ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔlɛ
• Syllabification: gua‧ca‧mo‧le

Noun

guacamole n (indeclinable)

1. guacamole (avocado-based greenish dip with onions, tomato, and spices, common to Mexican cuisine and often served with tortilla chips)

Further reading

• “guacamole”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[4] (in Polish)

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish guacamole, from Classical Nahuatl āhuacamōlli.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡwa.kaˈmɔ.li/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡwa.kaˈmɔ.li/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡwa.kaˈmɔ.le/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡwɐ.kɐˈmɔ.lɨ/

• Rhymes: -ɔli, -ɔlɨ
• Hyphenation: gua‧ca‧mo‧le

Noun

guacamole m (plural guacamoles)

1. guacamole (avocado paste with tomato, onion, garlic, lemon, olive oil, seasoned with salt and pepper)

Further reading

• “guacamole”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “guacamole” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “guacamole”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “guacamole”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “guacamole”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Alternative forms

• guacamol (Central America, Cuba)

Etymology

Borrowed 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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• Rhymes: -ole
• Syllabification: gua‧ca‧mo‧le

Noun

guacamole m (plural guacamoles)

1. guacamole

Related terms

• aguacate
• mole

Descendants

• → English: guacamole
• → German: Guacamole
• → Norwegian Bokmål: guacamole

Further reading

• “guacamole”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Swedish

guacamole

Noun

guacamole c

1. guacamole

   dippa nachos i guacamole

   dip [in a dipping sauce] nachos in guacamole

Declension

Declension of guacamole

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	guacamole	guacamoles
	definite	guacamolen	guacamolens
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

See also

• avokado
• tacos

References

• “guacamole”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “guacamole”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)