Tag: Avocado

palta. The avocado is known in Peru by the name “palta.” This is evidently a name originated by the Inca Indians, and its use indicates that avocados were cultivated in land occupied by them before the arrival of the Spanish explorers. Does Peru have avocado? In Peru, avocados are grown in an arid climate with […]

What is the SlimCado? It’s a tropical avocado that naturally has up to half the fat and a third fewer calories than the hass avocado. SlimCados are a different branch on the avocado family tree. They’d have to be, they’re grown in very humid climates, not dry climates like the hass. Is a SlimCado an […]

Fruit and vegetable regulations currently restricting the importation of Hass avocados from Mexico into Puerto Rico could be lifted under new proposals made by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Can avocados grow in Puerto Rico? The varieties grown at present in Puerto Rico yield fruit between June of one year to early March […]

The varieties grown at present in Puerto Rico yield fruit between June of one year to early March of the following year. At any given year, most of March, April and May there is very little harvesting of avocado in Puerto Rico, and avocado needs to be imported. Do Puerto Ricans eat avocado? Puerto Rico […]

Babycados. Babycados are just miniature avocados, about half the size of a traditional Hass avocado though sometimes smaller than an average chicken egg, and the taste is about comparable to that of a regular-sized avocado. What do you call a small avocado? The Cleopatra is a small dwarf avocado that is relatively new to the […]

The farmers came up with a new name: avocado. They informed dictionary publishers of the change — and that the plural was spelled “avocados,” not “avocadoes” — and named their own group the California Avocado Association. What are avocados also called? avocado, (Persea americana), also called alligator pear, tree of the family Lauraceae and its […]

When the Aztecs discovered the avocado in 500 BC, they named it āhuacatl, which translates to “testicle.” It is likely that the texture, shape, and size of the fruit, as well as the way it grows in pairs, inspired the name of the avocado. Where are the avocados? Avocados are dark green, pear-shaped fruits that […]

Aguacate. The standard Spanish word aguacate for avocado originates in Mexico and is derived from the Aztec ahucatl which actually means “testicle”, and suggests that the Aztecs may have had a rather vivid imagination –or strange-looking gonads. In the Andean region, we come across palta for avocado. What fruit is Dominican Republic known for? In […]

The word Avocado comes from a Nahuatl Indian (Aztec) word “ahuácatl” meaning testicle. It is thought that the reference is either due to the avocado’s shape or the fact that it was considered to possess aphrodisiac qualities by the Aztecs. What is avocado in Nahuatl? Avocado. The English word avocado is a transliteration first used […]

Aguacate is used in Spain, El Salvador and Colombia. Aguaco, another way to talk of it. Ahuaca, is less popular when speaking of avocado in Spanish language. How do Colombians say avocado? We all know aguacate as the humble avocado in English but in Colombia it can mean something quite different. The word is also […]

In Australia in late 2016, avocado smashed on toast became a political flashpoint, after columnist Bernard Salt in The Australian wrote an article that he had seen “young people order smashed avocado with crumbled feta on five-grain toasted bread at $22 a pop and more”, arguing that they should be saving to buy a house […]

Guacamole is a Mexican dip made of avocado mashed with lime juice and cilantro. Avocado salsa is a Mexican sauce made of mashed avocado and green tomatillos. Mashing up an avocado as a topping or a dip is the easiest recipe in the world. It’s what you add to that avo that rings the difference. […]

Avocado could partially replace lemon along the coast of Sicily and other southern regions of Italy. The Italian avocado consumption is one of the lowest in Europe (only 25-30 g per capita) and the fruit are totally imported (mainly from Israel and Spain). Where are avocados grown in Italy? Sicily for Avocados. Conceivably it is […]

New Word Suggestion. (esp in Australia) the generation of twenty- and thirtysomethings who cannot afford to buy property because, supposedly, they spend most of their disposable income on sustaining a fashionable lifestyle. Is it smashed or mashed avocado? Smashed avocado is mashed, seasoned avocado, often eaten on toast. Guacamole is a Mexican dip made of […]

Aguacate. Aguacate. The standard Spanish word aguacate for avocado originates in Mexico and is derived from the Aztec ahucatl which actually means “testicle”, and suggests that the Aztecs may have had a rather vivid imagination –or strange-looking gonads. In the Andean region, we come across palta for avocado. Are there avocados in the Dominican Republic? […]

In ancient times, the avocado was seen as a natural aphrodisiac, so an avocado tattoo can represent love, passion, and sexuality. What is an avocado a symbol of? Avocado is considered a superfruit because of its nutritional properties. As a result, it’s widely associated with health. But it also has some odd additional symbolic meanings. […]

la Persea americana (fam. Lauraceae) What is the Mayan word for avocado? The Mayan people revered the fruit and even used the avocado as a symbol on their famous calendar. The people of Central America first called the fruit aguacate, after the word for testicle – ahuacatl. The name was inspired by their shape and […]

The Origin of the Avocado Toast Stereotype This quote in the interview went viral, the sarcastic stereotype was born where Millennials should stop spending money on avocado sandwiches in order to afford a home. From that one incident, avocado toast exploded in Google Trends search queries. What is avocado toast meaning? : toast topped with […]

Palta is one of the most common names to call avocado in Spanish. They call it palta in Chile, Peru, Uruguay, Bolivia and Argentina. Why is avocado called palta? The first European to give a name to the fruit appears to have been Pedro do Cieza de Leon, writing between 1532 and 1550, he referred […]

An Avocado can symbolize love, fertility, prosperity, and health. What avocado tattoo means? In ancient times, the avocado was seen as a natural aphrodisiac, so an avocado tattoo can represent love, passion, and sexuality. What is the origin meaning of avocado? testicleEtymology. The word avocado comes from the Spanish aguacate, which in turn comes from […]