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avocado

PRONUNCIATION /ˌævəˈkɑːdoʊ/

the fruit or tree of Persea americana

DATE
1696–today
SENSE
fruit
FAMILY
Indo-European / Germanic
CANONICAL KEY
node:1:avocado:attested:sense:fruit

Merriam-Webster reports English first known use in 1696 and analyzes the word as a modification of Spanish aguacate.

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Spanish · Spanish · fruit

aguacate

avocado fruit or tree

SOUND
English avocado reshaped Spanish aguacate, changing both consonants and the ending in the adopted form.
MEANING
The fruit and tree senses continued into English.
CHRONOLOGY
English record by 1696.
SCHOLAR
Merriam-Webster Editors
CONFIDENCE
established — Merriam-Webster explicitly calls avocado a modification of Spanish aguacate.
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