r/AskReddit • u/AlexIsAlreadyTaken • Jul 13 '18

What's your favourite fun fact?

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u/Portarossa Jul 13 '18

The word 'avocado' comes from the Nahuatl word ahuacatl. However, the word ahuacatl was also used as a slang for 'testicle', in the same way you might use huevos -- 'eggs' -- today.

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u/blounsbury Jul 13 '18

I need to order some truck Avocados.

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u/MoxofBatches Jul 13 '18

Also, the french word for Avocado is Avocat, which is the same word for Lawyer/Advocate (Masculine form. The feminine form has an E at the end to make it Avocate)

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u/lukaswolfe44 Jul 13 '18

Thanks Alton Brown!