pera-abacate

Portuguese

Etymology

From pera (pear) +‎ abacate (avocado).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpe.ɾɐ.a.baˈka.t͡ʃi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpe.ɾa.a.baˈka.te/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌpe.ɾɐ.ɐ.bɐˈka.tɨ/ [ˌpe.ɾɐ.ɐ.βɐˈka.tɨ]

  • Hyphenation: pe‧ra‧-a‧ba‧ca‧te

Noun

pera-abacate f (plural peras-abacate or peras-abacates)

  1. avocado (fruit)
    Synonyms: abacate, aguacate, pera-de-advogado

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