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/Sounds like "gwah" (as in "Guam") + "kah" (as in "car") + "MOH" (as in "more") + "leh" (as in "let")/

Meaning

A creamy dip made from mashed avocado with chili, onion, lime, cilantro, and tomato. It's the undisputed king of Mexican salsas that turns any dish into a fiesta.

Examples

Pass me the guacamole for the chips.

The guacamole at this taco place is the best in town.

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Regional synonyms

The penny finally dropped: someone finally understood something that had been going over their head. The image comes from old Mexican pay phones where you dropped a 20-cent coin ("el veinte") to make the connection. Used both sincerely when someone genuinely figures something out, and sarcastically when they took way too long.