Plural of avocado, a pear-shaped tropical fruit with creamy pale green flesh and a large central pit.
From Spanish 'aguacate,' which came from Nahuatl (Aztec) 'ahuacatl.' The word evolved through Spanish colonization of Mexico and entered English in the 17th century, sometimes called 'alligator pear' in early usage.
Avocado was originally called 'testicle fruit' by the Aztecs because of its shape and the way it hangs in pairs on trees—the Spanish softened the translation but kept the Nahuatl root.
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