Where does “avocado” come from?
Avocado comes from Spanish aguacate, from Nahuatl āhuacatl, a word of Mesoamerican origin referring to the fruit of the avocado tree.
avocado (English): The large, usually yellowish-green or black,...
Definitions
- The large, usually yellowish-green or black,...
Ancestry of “avocado”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | avocado | avocado |
| 2 | Spanish | aguacate | avocado; a shade of green like an avocado; a... |
| 3 | Nahuatl | āhuacatl | — |
| 4 | Proto-Nahuan | pa:wa | avocado |
Words derived from “avocado”