abacate
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Portuguese abacate. Doublet of avocado.
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌæ.bəˈkɑt.i/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Noun edit
abacate (plural abacates)
- Synonym of avocado.
Further reading edit
- “abacate”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Classical Nahuatl āhuacatl (“testicle, avocado”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
abacate m (plural abacates)
- avocado (fruit)
- O guacamole é feito com abacates.
- Guacamole is made with avocados.
Quotations edit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:abacate.
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “abacate” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913