Where does “avocado” come from?

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

avocado (Danish): avocado

Definitions

  1. avocado

Ancestry of “avocado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishaguacateavocado; a shade of green like an avocado; a...
2Nahuatlāhuacatl—
3Proto-Nahuanpa:waavocado
Every word from Proto-Nahuan pa:wa →Every word from Nahuatl āhuacatl →Every word from Spanish aguacate →
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