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The first written record in English of the use of the word 'avocado' was by Hans Sloane, who coined the term, [39] in a 1696 index of Jamaican plants. Etymology The word avocado comes from the Spanish aguacate , which derives from the Nahuatl (Mexican) word āhuacatl [aːˈwakat͡ɬ] , [ 40 ] which goes back to the proto-Aztecan * pa:wa . [ 41 ]
Most words of Nahuatl origin end in a form of the Nahuatl "absolutive suffix" (-tl, -tli, or -li, or the Spanish adaptation -te), which marked unpossessed nouns. Achiote (definition) from āchiotl [aːˈt͡ʃiot͡ɬ] Atlatl (definition) from ahtlatl [ˈaʔt͡ɬat͡ɬ] Atole (definition) from atōlli [ˈaːtoːlli] Avocado (definition)
Guacamole has increased avocado sales in the U.S., especially on Super Bowl Sunday and Cinco de Mayo. [17] The rising consumption of guacamole is most likely due to the U.S. government lifting a ban on avocado imports in the 1990s and the growth of the U.S. Latino population. [18]
Most of these loanwords denote things indigenous to central Mexico, which the Spanish heard mentioned for the first time by their Nahuatl names. English has also absorbed words of Nahuatl origin, including avocado, chayote, chili, chipotle, chocolate, atlatl, coyote, peyote, axolotl and tomato. These words have since been adopted into dozens of ...
This word ending—thought to be difficult for Spanish speakers to pronounce at the time—evolved in Spanish into a "-te" ending (e.g. axolotl = ajolote). As a rule of thumb, a Spanish word for an animal, plant, food or home appliance widely used in Mexico and ending in "-te" is highly likely to have a Nahuatl origin.
Meaning: Having an avocado may have helped people to feel more full and less likely to reach for junk food or other not-so-nutritious options. Jessica Cording, RD, author of The Little Book of ...
To make this chicken-avocado version, we stuck with that principle, just adding grilled balsamic chicken, creamy avocado, and a little romaine for crunch. Get the Chicken-Avocado Caprese Salad ...
Persea americana flowers. The species of Persea have a disjunct distribution, with about 70 Neotropical species, ranging from Brazil and Chile in South America to Central America and Mexico, the Caribbean, and the southeastern United States; a single species, P. indica, endemic to Madeira and the Canary Islands off northwest Africa; and 80 species inhabiting east and southeast Asia.