Talk:ahuacatl
Latest comment: 7 months ago by Mawtino in topic Avocado does not mean testicle. That's ludicrous.
Etymology of "avocado"
editAccording to the Diccionario de la Real Academia Española, "avocado" might not come directly from Nahuatl "ahuacatl" but from Carib "aohuicate" or "avoka". --188.76.241.150 01:21, 30 October 2018 (UTC)
Double entendre
editApparently this was slang for testicle as well. I've never thought of classical languages as having slang terms, tho. DAVilla 12:57, 1 June 2021 (UTC)
Avocado does not mean testicle. That's ludicrous.
editHere's an in depth takedown of the myth: [1]https://nahuatlstudies.blogspot.com/2016/02/no-snopescom-word-guacamole-does-not.html?m=1 Mawtino (talk) 21:06, 6 November 2023 (UTC)