[ ˌavə'kα:dəʊ ]
■ noun ( plural ~s )
1》 a pear-shaped fruit with a tough skin, smooth oily edible flesh, and a large stone.
2》 the tropical evergreen tree which bears ~s. [ Persea americana .]
3》 a light green colour like that of an ~'s flesh.
Origin
C17: from Sp., alt. of aguacate , from Nahuatl ahuacatl .