aguacate

== English == === Pronunciation === === Noun === aguacate (plural aguacates) (archaic) avocado == Asturian == === Etymology === From Spanish aguacate, from Classical Nahuatl ahuacatl (“avocado”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aɡwaˈkate/ [a.ɡwaˈka.t̪e] Rhymes: -ate Syllabification: a‧gua‧ca‧te === Noun === aguacate m (plural aguacates) avocado (fruit) avocado (tree) === Further reading === “aguacate”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN == Galician == === Etymology === From Classical Nahuatl ahuacatl (“avocado”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ate Hyphenation: a‧gua‧ca‧te === Noun === aguacate m (plural aguacates) avocado (fruit and tree) Synonym: (reintegrationist) abacate === Further reading === “aguacate”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 “aguacate”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Spanish aguacate (“avocado”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: a‧gua‧ca‧te === Noun === aguacate m (plural aguacates) avocado (fruit) Synonyms: abacate, pera-abacate === Further reading === “aguacate”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “aguacate”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 “aguacate”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl āhuacatl (“avocado fruit”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aɡwaˈkate/ [a.ɣ̞waˈka.t̪e] Rhymes: -ate Syllabification: a‧gua‧ca‧te === Noun === aguacate m (plural aguacates) (Spain, US, Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, Venezuela, Paraguay) avocado (fruit) Synonyms: (Philippines) avocado, (Argentina, Chile, Peru, Uruguay) palta, (Colombia, dated) cura J. de Jesús Ornela, Elhadi M. Yahia (November 2002), “El aguacate en México”, in Horitcultura internacional‎[1], volume 38, Madrid: Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente, page 78, column 1: (Spain, Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, Venezuela, Paraguay) avocado (tree) Synonym: (Colombia, dated) curo a shade of green like an avocado (El Salvador, Guatemala) a loose and lively person (Colombia, colloquial) policeman, cop Synonyms: tombo, policía ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== ==== Further reading ==== “aguacate”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025