av·o·ca·do
noun/ˌævəˈkɑːdəʊ/
/ˌævəˈkɑːdəʊ/
[countable, uncountable] (plural avocados)
(British English also avocado pear)
- a tropical fruit with hard, dark green skin and a soft, light green inside part that does not taste sweet and contains a large seed
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Topics Foodc1油梨,鳄梨(热带水果,皮硬呈深绿色,肉软呈浅绿色,核大) Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ripe
- eat
- have
- halve
- …
- dip
- mousse
- purée
- …
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Spanish, alteration (influenced by avocado ‘advocate’) of aguacate, from Nahuatl ahuacatl.