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
Ancestry of “abacate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | abacate | avocado |
| 2 | Spanish | aguacate | avocado; a shade of green like an avocado; a... |
| 3 | Nahuatl | āhuacatl | — |
| 4 | Proto-Nahuan | pa:wa | avocado |