avocado
noun
- fruit of the avocado tree
- a light yellowish green
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˌævəˈkɑːdəʊ̯/ / [ˌævəˈkɑːdəʊ̯] / /ˌɑvəˈkɑdoʊ̯/
adj
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin American Spanish avocado, from the earlier aguacate, which comes from Classical Nahuatl āhuacatl (“avocado”). Doublet of abacate. Compare aguacatillo, avocadillo. The first mention can be found in the 1696 catalogue of Jamaican plants.
- Of a dull yellowish-green colour.
noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin American Spanish avocado, from the earlier aguacate, which comes from Classical Nahuatl āhuacatl (“avocado”). Doublet of abacate. Compare aguacatillo, avocadillo. The first mention can be found in the 1696 catalogue of Jamaican plants.
- The large, usually yellowish-green or black, savory fruit of the avocado tree.
- The avocado tree, Persea americana, of the laurel family.
- A dark chartreuse color, like the color of the skin of an avocado.
“It was exactly the same as my bathroom. Same cork floor, same avocado bathroom set.”