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mixmastamyk
on Aug 29, 2025
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A forgotten medieval fruit with a vulgar name (202...
Also "avocado" is an older variant of "abogado," which means lawyer in Spanish. English must have mixed these up.
pluies
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And French completed this merge by having both "lawyer" and "avocado" translate to "avocat".
socalgal2
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If I understand correctly, that's also where the Dutch "advocaat" liqueur comes from. They were trying to reproduce sweet avocado drinks, there were no avocados in Europe, so they made something up they thought tasted similar.
contingencies
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Obrigado, my good fellow.
mixmastamyk
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Arigato, Mr. Roboto!
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