ahuacat
Pipil
Etymology
From ahuat (“acorn, oak”) + *-cat (“being, entity”). From Proto-Nahuan *aawakatl. Compare Classical Nahuatl āhuacatl (“avocado; testicle”).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): /aˈwaɡat/
- (Nahuizalco) IPA(key): /aˈwakat/
Noun
ahuacat (plural ahahuacat)
- avocado
- Yalohua niccuah ahuacat huan tamal
- I ate avocado with tortillas yesterday
Descendants
- → Spanish: aguacate