Vol. 09 · Loanwords ·Spanish ·1910s
Guacamole
from āhuacamōlli
- Meaning
- A Mexican dip of mashed avocado, lime, and seasoning.
- Source word
- āhuacamōlli
- Route into English
- Nahuatl *āhuacamōlli* (avocado sauce) → Mexican Spanish *guacamole* → English via 20th-century Tex-Mex. The *-mōlli* element also gives "mole" (the Mexican sauce).
- Arrived
- 1910s
From Spanish
American Spanish, not peninsular Spanish, provided most of the modern loanwords — through US expansion westward and Latin American trade.
English borrows.
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