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Add a word/Sounds like "ah" (as in "art") + "gwah" (as in "Guam") + "KAH" (as in "car") + "teh" (as in "ten")/
Meaning
A creamy, nutritious green fruit that's the base of guacamole and a staple of Mexican cuisine. Avocado toast made it trendy worldwide, but Latin Americans have been eating it with everything for centuries.
Examples
“Add avocado to the tacos, it makes them a thousand times better.”
“Avocados are so expensive lately, they're like green gold.”
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/Sounds like "ah" (as in "art") + "gwah" (as in "Guam") + "KAH" (as in "car") + "teh" (as in "ten")/
Meaning
A creamy, nutritious green fruit that's the base of guacamole and a staple of Mexican cuisine. Avocado toast made it trendy worldwide, but Latin Americans have been eating it with everything for centuries.
Examples
“Add avocado to the tacos, it makes them a thousand times better.”
“Avocados are so expensive lately, they're like green gold.”
Word family
Regional synonyms
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