[ˌavəˈkɑːdəʊ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a pear-shaped fruit with a rough leathery skin and smooth, oily edible flesh
(e.g: a salad of avocados and oranges)

- the tropical evergreen tree that bears the avocado, native to Central America and widely cultivated elsewhere


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Origin:
mid 17th century: from Spanish, alteration (influenced by avocado ‘advocate’) of aguacate, from Nahuatl ahuacatl