Pear-shaped fruits with green flesh and a large pit inside, known for being creamy and used in guacamole and salads.
From Spanish 'aguacate,' which comes from Nahuatl (Aztec) 'ahuacatl.' The word passed through Spanish when Europeans encountered the fruit in Mexico and Central America.
Avocados are 'nature's butter'—they're one of the few fruits with healthy fats, but here's the weird part: wild avocados were tiny with huge pits, and humans selectively bred them to be the big creamy fruits we eat today.
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