Where does “avocado” come from?

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

avocado (Dutch): avocado, alligator pear

Definitions

  1. avocado, alligator pear

Ancestry of “avocado”, step by step

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

Words derived from “avocado”

Every word from Proto-Nahuan pa:wa →Every word from Nahuatl āhuacatl →Every word from Spanish aguacate →