abacate

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese abacate. Doublet of avocado.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

abacate (plural abacates)

Synonym of avocado.

Further reading

“abacate”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Portuguese

Abacate

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.baˈka.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.baˈka.te/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.bɐˈka.t(ɨ)/ [ɐ.βɐˈka.t(ɨ)]

(Nordestino) IPA^(key): /abaˈkati/
Rhymes: (Brazil) -at͡ʃi, (Portugal) -atɨ
Hyphenation: a‧ba‧ca‧te

Noun

abacate m (plural abacates)

avocado (fruit)
O guacamole é feito com abacates.
Guacamole is made with avocados.

Quotations

For quotations using 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

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