Etymology

abacate

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Today it means: Synonym of avocado. Full definition →

Portuguese abacate ← Spanish aguacate ← Classical Nahuatl āhuacat
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  1. Proto-Nahuan*aawaka-tl
  2. Classical Nahuatlāhuacat
  3. Spanishaguacate
  4. Portugueseabacate
  5. English todayabacate

Borrowed from Portuguese abacate. Doublet of avocado.

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