AVOCADO


Meaning of AVOCADO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌævəuˈkɑ::dəu ]

n. (pl. -os) 1 (in full avocado pear) a pear-shaped fruit with rough leathery skin, a smooth oily edible flesh, and a large stone. 2 the tropical evergreen tree, Persea americana, native to Central America, bearing this fruit. Also called alligator pear. 3 the light green colour of the flesh of this fruit. [Sp., = advocate (substituted for Aztec ahuacatl)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.