'Avocado' is a word borrowed from Amerindian (Central America) 'ahuacatl'. The word entered the English language some time around 1697.
avocado [noun] [1697]
- a pulpy green- to purple-skinned nutty-flavored fruit of any of various tropical American trees (genus Persea especiall...
- a tree bearing
- a light yellowish green
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Etymology: Modification of Spanish 'aguacate' from Nahuatl 'āhuacatl' avocado, testicle
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