abacate

abacate

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese abacate.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌæ.bəˈkɑt.i/

Noun

abacate (plural abacates)

1. Synonym of avocado.

Further reading

• “abacate” in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.

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Portuguese

Abacate

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl āhuacatl (“testicle, avocado”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɐβɐˈkat(ɨ)/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌabaˈkat͡ʃi/
  • (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌabaˈkate/
  • (Carioca) IPA^(key): /ˌabaˈkat͡ʃ(i)/
  • (Nordestino) IPA^(key): /abaˈkati/
• Hyphenation: a‧ba‧ca‧te

Noun

abacate m (plural abacates)

1. avocado (fruit)

   O guacamole é feito com abacates.

   Guacamole is made with avocados.

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:abacate.

Related terms

• abacateiro

Descendants

• → English: abacate
• Kabuverdianu: abakati

Further reading

• abacate in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913