Category:Avocado

Av`o*ca"do, n. Etym: [Corrupted from the Mexican ahuacatl: cf. Sp. aguacate, F. aguacaté, avocat, G. avogadobaum.]

Defn: The pulpy fruit of Persea gratissima, a tree of tropical America. It is about the size and shape of a large pear; -- called also avocado pear, alligator pear, midshipman's butter.

The word for "avocado" in other languages is:

Chamorro: alageta Česky: Avokádo Dansk: Avocado Deutsch: Eine Avocado English: Avocado Español: Aguacate Français : Avocat Magyar: Kettévágott avokádó Íslenska: Lárpera með þversniði hennar. Italiano: Un Avocado 日本語: アボカド. 한국어: 아보카도 와 그 단면. Македонски: Цело и пресечено авокадо.