# avocado

> English word · Noun · IPA /ævəˈkɑːdəʊ/ · frequency rank #15,958

## Definitions
1. The large, usually yellowish-green or black, savory fruit of the avocado tree.
2. The avocado tree, Persea americana, of the laurel family.
3. A dark chartreuse color, like the color of the skin of an avocado.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin American Spanish avocado, from the earlier aguacate, which comes from Classical Nahuatl āhuacatl (“avocado”). Doublet of abacate. Compare aguacatillo, avocadillo.
The first mention can be found in the 1696 catalogue of Jamaican plants.

## Common misspellings (9)
`aovcado`, `avcoado`, `avoacdo`, `avocaddo`, `avocaod`, `avoccado`, `avocdao`, `avvocado`, `vaocado`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/avocado