Where does “guacamole” come from?
guacamole (Spanish) comes from Classical Nahuatl āhuacamōlli, from Central Nahuatl ahuacatl, from Classical Nahuatl āhuacatl, from Proto-Nahuan pa:wa — avocado.
guacamole (Spanish): guacamole
Ancestry of “guacamole”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Nahuatl | āhuacamōlli | — |
| 2 | Central Nahuatl | ahuacatl | — |
| 3 | Classical Nahuatl | āhuacatl | avocado; testicle; avocado; testicle, avocado |
| 4 | Proto-Nahuan | pa:wa | avocado |
Words derived from “guacamole”