Where does “avokádo” come from?

avokádo (Czech) comes from Spanish avocado, from Spanish aguacate, from Nahuatl āhuacatl, from Proto-Nahuan pa:wa — avocado.

avokádo (Czech): avocado

Definitions

  1. avocado

Ancestry of “avokádo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishavocadoavocado
2Spanishaguacateavocado; a shade of green like an avocado; a...
3Nahuatlāhuacatl—
4Proto-Nahuanpa:waavocado
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