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Avocado Pronunciation
Avocado is pronounced a-vuh-KAH-doh, IPA /ˌævəˈkɑdoʊ/.
a-vuh-KAH-doh
US /ˌævəˈkɑdoʊ/ · UK /ˌævəˈkɑːdəʊ/
Syllables: a · vuh · KAH · doh (4 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
noun: A pear shaped fruit with a large stone and soft green flesh.
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Avocado in a Sentence
- The avocado will be ripe by Friday.
- She put half an avocado on toast.
- Avocado trees need a frost free winter.
Common Mispronunciations of Avocado
Not a-vuh-KAY-doh
The stressed vowel is the ah of father, not the ay of made. The word arrived from Spanish through Nahuatl and kept the open vowel.
Not AV-uh-cah-doh
Four syllables with the beat third along. The first two are light and quick.
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