Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

avocado

/ˌɑvəˈkɑdoʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.45 in modern English

Syllables: a-vo-ca-do
IPA: /ˌɑvəˈkɑdoʊ/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

4

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

noun

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

Uncountable

adj

Of a dull yellowish-green colour.

Example Sentences

"For example, 90% of the avocados Americans consumed in 2022 were imported. Of the avocados imported into the US, 89% came from Mexico. Said differently, your guac and your avocado toast could skyrocket if 25% tariffs are levied on Mexico."
"It was exactly the same as my bathroom. Same cork floor, same avocado bathroom set."

Etymology

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 a catalogue of Jamaican plants in 1696.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: avocado, āhuacatl

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌɑvəˈkɑdoʊ/
British English: /ˌævəˈkɑːdəʊ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

avocados (plural) avocadoes (plural)

Derived Forms

avocadoey avocadoless avocadolike avolatte crabocado

Phrases

avocado hand avocado latte avocado oil avocado pear avocado toast devil's avocado Hass avocado

Frequently Paired Words

guacamole

Synonyms

alligator pear avocado pear butter pear butter fruit abacate aguacate avocado tree persea americana

Rhymes With

colorado dorado delgado prado bravado coronado maldonado alvarado silverado eldorado mercado mikado

Questions

How do you pronounce avocado?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɑvəˈkɑdoʊ/.
What does avocado mean?: The large, usually yellowish-green or black, savory fruit of the avocado tree.
Where does avocado come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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