From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Plants, Food, dishavocadoav‧o‧ca‧do /ˌævəˈkɑːdəʊ◂ $ -doʊ◂/ (also avocado pear) noun (plural avocados) [countable]👁 Image of avocado HBPDFFa fruit with a thick green or dark purple skin that is green inside and has a large seed in the middleExamples from the Corpusavocado• Thus creating a succulently flavouredham that goes perfectly with a watercress and avocadosalad and a few slices of brownbread.• On the side, I enjoy the tortillasoup and a green salad topped with choppedavocado and jicama.• Stir in avocado and season with salt.• They had not mentionedKiwi fruit, nor the avocado and they definitely hadn't warned him about the pinekernels.• Sprinkle the avocado slices with lemonjuice, then arrange them with Mozzarella and tomato slices. 2.• Her speciality was a kind of uncookedavocadomousse that was better avoided, although her martinis were good.Originavocado(1600-1700)Spanishaguacate“avocado”, from Nahuatlahuacatl“testicle, avocado”; influenced by Spanishavocado“lawyer”
