avocado

Examples

• All

• The walls were painted a soft avocado that felt both retro and calming.

• The dress was a beautiful avocado color.

• She wore an avocado dress to match the garden party's summery theme.

• She painted the walls a lovely shade of avocado.

• The walls were painted a soft avocado that felt both retro and calming.

• She wore an avocado dress to match the garden party's summery theme.

• The dress was a beautiful avocado color.

Synonyms

C

chartreuse

vsavocado

4 7.9

A pale yellow-green color like new leaves

is duller and more muted matching fruit flesh rather than a bright pale tone

O

olive-green

vsavocado

2.9

A yellowish green color slightly lighter than dark green

is a dull yellowish green matching fruit flesh not a lighter greener shade

Compounds

A

avocado tree

1 1.0

A tropical tree that grows large green fruit called avocado

A

avocado toast

1 2.8

A slice of toasted bread topped with mashed or sliced avocado

A

avocado toast

• Literature

1 5.8

A term for small things people buy that are not necessary and blamed for bigger money problems

D

devil's avocado

• Informal

8.5

A funny name for avocado used as a soft spread like guacamole

A

avocado pear

• Archaic

2.3

A soft fruit with rough green or dark skin, yellow-green flesh, and a large seed in the middle

Surface Forms

Etymology