Where does “abacate” come from?

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

abacate (English): Synonym of avocado

Definitions

  1. Synonym of avocado

Ancestry of “abacate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseabacateavocado
2Spanishaguacateavocado; a shade of green like an avocado; a...
3Nahuatlāhuacatl—
4Proto-Nahuanpa:waavocado
Every word from Proto-Nahuan pa:wa →Every word from Nahuatl āhuacatl →Every word from Spanish aguacate →