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5 Oct 2026, 19:41 by bogdan “Etymologies from AHD, Etymonline, MW, OED, RHWU, Wiktionary” current version
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+ ==Etymology==
+ First recorded in 1697,^(MW Collegiate)^(OED 1989) [[bor|es|avocado]], altered by folk etymology after Spanish ''avocado'', an earlier form of ''abogado'' “lawyer”,^(AHD)^(RHWU) from earlier [[es|aguacate]],^(MW Collegiate)^(Wiktionary) [[der|nci|āhuacatl|t=avocado; testicle]].^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU) Spanish ''abogado'' “lawyer” is from the same Latin source as [[advocate]].^(Etymonline)^(RHWU)
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+ The English corruption [[alligator pear]] is recorded from 1763.^(Etymonline)
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+ ==References==
+ {{reflist}}