Where does “alligator pear” come from?

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

alligator pear (English): An avocado

Definitions

  1. An avocado

Ancestry of “alligator pear”, step by step

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

Words derived from “alligator pear”

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