avocado-pear

  • 31pear — [ Peer] Jamaican Slang Glossary Avocado …

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  • 32avocado — av•o•ca•do [[t]ˌæv əˈkɑ doʊ, ˌɑ və [/t]] n. pl. dos 1) pln coo a large, usu. pear shaped fruit having green to blackish skin, a single large seed, and soft, light green pulp, borne by the tropical American tree, Persea americana, of the laurel… …

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  • 33alligator pear — noun a pear shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed • Syn: ↑avocado, ↑avocado pear, ↑aguacate • Hypernyms: ↑edible fruit • Part Holonyms: ↑avocado, ↑ …

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  • 34Alligator pear — Alligator Al li*ga tor, n. [Sp. el lagarto the lizard (el lagarto de Indias, the cayman or American crocodile), fr. L. lacertus, lacerta, lizard. See {Lizard}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A large carnivorous reptile of the Crocodile family, peculiar to… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 35Trapp avocado — amerikinė persėja statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Lauramedinių šeimos vaisinis, vaistinis nuodingas kultūrinis augalas (Persea americana), paplitęs Centrinėje ir Pietų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Laurus persea; Persea americana; Persea… …

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  • 36West Indian avocado — amerikinė persėja statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Lauramedinių šeimos vaisinis, vaistinis nuodingas kultūrinis augalas (Persea americana), paplitęs Centrinėje ir Pietų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Laurus persea; Persea americana; Persea… …

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  • 37alligator pear — avocado (def. 1). [1755 65; alligator, alter. by folk etym. of Sp avocado or AmerSp aguacate (see AVOCADO)] * * * …

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  • 38alligator pear — al′ligator pear n. pln avocado 1) • Etymology: 1755–65; alligator, alter. by folk etym. of Sp avocado or AmerSp aguacate (see avocado) …

    From formal English to slang

  • 39alligator pear — n. [altered (? by folk etym. because of the appearance of the skin) < avogato: see AVOCADO] AVOCADO …

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  • 40Shepard avocado — /ʃɛpəd ævəˈkadoʊ/ (say shepuhd avuh kahdoh) noun an almost pear shaped avocado with a smooth green skin when ripe and a golden buttery flesh; grown on the Atherton Tablelands and near Bundaberg. Also, Shepherd avocado. {named after John Jack… …