guacamole
/ˌɡwɑ.kəˈmol.i/
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Australia/ˌɡwɔ.kəˈməʉl.iː/
guacamole noun: an avocado-based greenish dip with onions, tomato, and spices, common to Mexican cuisine and often served with tortilla chips.
Noun
guacamole (countable and uncountable, plural guacamoles)
- An avocado-based greenish dip with onions, tomato, and spices, common to Mexican cuisine and often served with tortilla chips.
- Typical Mexican food is prepared here according to ancient recipes and served in orthodox sequence, that is, guacamole at the beginning and frijoles at the end.1942 April 5, Elizabeth Fagg, “Cafeteria in Mexico”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
- The guacamole and queso fundido (melted cheese with a slathering of chorizo sausage on top, spooned onto sections of flour tortilla) are excellent, and two botanas (assortments) offer items like chalupas (small crisp tortillas) not always found on Chicago menus.1988 June 3, Lawrence Rand, “Restaurant Tours: 21 years in a Mexican standby”, in Chicago Reader, archived from the original on 24 Oct 2020
- Synonyms:
- guac
guacamole meaning in Arabic
guacamole in Arabic
- avocado-based greenish dip
- غُوَّاكَامُولِي ḡuwwākāmūlī
Examples of guacamole in a sentence
- Mexicanizing a recipe isn't as simple as covering it in peppers and guacamole!
- Holy guacamole, that's a big fish!
- Holy guacamole, Batman—do you suppose they're planning to rush up here and take back Texas?
Synonyms of guacamole
Forms of guacamole
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Origin of guacamole
Borrowed from Spanish guacamole, from Classical Nahuatl āhuacamōlli (from āhuacatl (“avocado”) + mōlli (“sauce; broth”)).
Words formed from guacamole
Words that rhyme with guacamole
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Questions about guacamole
- What does guacamole mean?
- Guacamole means an avocado-based greenish dip with onions, tomato, and spices, common to Mexican cuisine and often served with tortilla chips.
- What is guacamole in Arabic?
- Guacamole in Arabic is غُوَّاكَامُولِي (ḡuwwākāmūlī). See Guacamole meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is guacamole?
- Guacamole is a noun.
- How do you pronounce guacamole?
- Guacamole is pronounced /ˌɡwɑ.kəˈmol.i/ (US).
- What is the plural of guacamole?
- The plural of guacamole is guacamoles.
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