: a pulpy green- to purple-skinned nutty-flavored fruit of any of various tropical American trees (genus Persea especially P. americana) of the laurel family
also: a tree bearing avocados
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: a light yellowish green
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Highlights include a shareable chef's whim butter board, baked crab dip, snow crab avocado stack, short rib mac and cheese, salt and vinegar fish and chips, bayou baby back ribs and prime grade filet mignon.—Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 2 Oct. 2025 Plus, tacos come with a packet of avocado verde salsa, which is made of tomatillos, green chili peppers and avocado.—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025 The avocado is absolutely perfect.—R29 Team, Refinery29, 1 Oct. 2025 That means just about any food-and-Miami related subject is fair game, from who picks the avocados and celebrations of the different culinary cultures of Miami to why everyone in this town is willing to sell their literal souls and possibly their children for mangoes every summer.—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for avocado
Word History
Etymology
modification of Spanish aguacate, from Nahuatl āhuacatl avocado, testicle
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