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abacate

abacate

English

Noun

abacate (plural abacates)

  1. Avocado.

Portuguese

Abacate

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

Etymology

From Nahuatl āhuacatl (testicle, avocado).

Noun

abacate m (plural abacates)

  1. avocado (fruit)

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:abacate.

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