guacamole
See also: Guacamole
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish guacamole, from Classical Nahuatl āhuacamōlli, from āhuacatl (“avocado”) + mōlli (“sauce; broth”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɡwɑ.kəˈmol.i/, /ˌɡwɑ.kəˈmoʊ.leɪ/; (Spanish-influenced pronunciations) /ɡwa.kaˈmo.le/, /wa.kaˈmo.le/
Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -əʊli
A bowl of guacamole.
Noun
guacamole (countable and uncountable, plural guacamoles)
- An avocado-based greenish dip with onions, tomato, and spices, common to Mexican cuisine and often served with tortilla chips.
- 1942 April 5, Elizabeth Fagg, “Cafeteria in Mexico”, in The New York Times, ISSN 0362-4331:
- Typical Mexican food is prepared here according to ancient recipes and served in orthodox sequence, that is, guacamole at the beginning and frijoles at the end.
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Synonyms
- (avocado-based greenish dip): (informal) guac
Derived terms
- holy guacamole
- peamole
Translations
avocado-based greenish dip
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See also
- avocado
Finnish
Etymology
From Spanish guacamole, from Classical Nahuatl āhuacamōlli.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡuɑkɑmo(ː)le/, [ˈɡuɑkɑˌmo̞(ː)le̞]
Noun
guacamole
- guacamole (dip)
Declension
| Inflection of guacamole (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | guacamole | guacamolet | |
| genitive | guacamolen | guacamolejen | |
| partitive | guacamolea | guacamoleja | |
| illative | guacamoleen | guacamoleihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | guacamole | guacamolet | |
| accusative | nom. | guacamole | guacamolet |
| gen. | guacamolen | ||
| genitive | guacamolen | guacamolejen guacamoleinrare | |
| partitive | guacamolea | guacamoleja | |
| inessive | guacamolessa | guacamoleissa | |
| elative | guacamolesta | guacamoleista | |
| illative | guacamoleen | guacamoleihin | |
| adessive | guacamolella | guacamoleilla | |
| ablative | guacamolelta | guacamoleilta | |
| allative | guacamolelle | guacamoleille | |
| essive | guacamolena | guacamoleina | |
| translative | guacamoleksi | guacamoleiksi | |
| instructive | — | guacamolein | |
| abessive | guacamoletta | guacamoleitta | |
| comitative | — | guacamoleineen | |
| Possessive forms of guacamole (type nalle) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | guacamoleni | guacamolemme |
| 2nd person | guacamolesi | guacamolenne |
| 3rd person | guacamolensa | |
Synonyms
- guacamole dippi
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish guacamole.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡwa.ka.mɔl/
Audio (Paris) (file)
Noun
guacamole m (plural guacamoles)
- guacamole (dip)
Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Spanish guacamole, from Classical Nahuatl āhuacamōlli, from āhuacatl + mōlli.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡwa.kaˈmɔ.lɛ/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔlɛ
- Syllabification: gua‧ca‧mo‧le
Noun
guacamole n (indeclinable)
- guacamole
Further reading
- guacamole in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- guacamole in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Spanish
Alternative forms
- guacamol (Central America, Cuba)
Etymology
From Classical Nahuatl āhuacamōlli, from āhuacatl (“avocado fruit”) + mōlli (“sauce, something ground”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡwakaˈmole/ [ɡwa.kaˈmo.le]
Audio (Spain) (file) - Rhymes: -ole
- Syllabification: gua‧ca‧mo‧le
Noun
guacamole m (plural guacamoles)
- guacamole
Related terms
- aguacate
- mole
Descendants
- → English: guacamole
- → German: Guacamole
Further reading
- “guacamole”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014