# guacamole
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish guacamole, from Classical Nahuatl āhuacamōlli (from āhuacatl (“avocado”) +‎ mōlli (“sauce; broth”)).

### Pronunciation

* (General American) IPA: /ˌɡwɑ.kəˈmol.i/, /ˌɡwɑ.kəˈmoʊ.leɪ/; (Spanish-influenced pronunciations) /ɡwa.kaˈmo.le/, /wa.kaˈmo.le/
* (General Australian) IPA: /ˌɡwɔ.kəˈməʉl.iː/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -əʊli

### Noun

guacamole (countable and uncountable, plural guacamoles)
* An avocado-based greenish dip with onions, tomato, and spices, common to Mexican cuisine and often served with tortilla chips.
** 1942 April 5, Elizabeth Fagg, “Cafeteria in Mexico”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:Typical Mexican food is prepared here according to ancient recipes and served in orthodox sequence, that is, guacamole at the beginning and frijoles at the end.

#### Synonyms

* (avocado-based greenish dip): (informal) guac

#### Derived terms

* holy guacamole
* peamole
* salsamole

#### See also

* avocado

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Spanish guacamole, from Classical Nahuatl āhuacamōlli.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡuɑkɑmo(ː)le/, [ˈɡuɑ̝ˌkɑ̝mo̞(ː)le̞]
* Rhymes: -ɑmole

### Noun

guacamole
* guacamole (dip)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of guacamole (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
guacamoleni
guacamoleni
accusative
nom.
guacamoleni
guacamoleni
gen.
guacamoleni
genitive
guacamoleni
guacamolejeni guacamoleini $^{rare}$
partitive
guacamoleani
guacamolejani
inessive
guacamolessani
guacamoleissani
elative
guacamolestani
guacamoleistani
illative
guacamoleeni
guacamoleihini
adessive
guacamolellani
guacamoleillani
ablative
guacamoleltani
guacamoleiltani
allative
guacamolelleni
guacamoleilleni
essive
guacamolenani
guacamoleinani
translative
guacamolekseni
guacamoleikseni
abessive
guacamolettani
guacamoleittani
instructive
comitative
—guacamoleineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
guacamolesi
guacamolesi
accusative
nom.
guacamolesi
guacamolesi
gen.
guacamolesi
genitive
guacamolesi
guacamolejesi guacamoleisi $^{rare}$
partitive
guacamoleasi
guacamolejasi
inessive
guacamolessasi
guacamoleissasi
elative
guacamolestasi
guacamoleistasi
illative
guacamoleesi
guacamoleihisi
adessive
guacamolellasi
guacamoleillasi
ablative
guacamoleltasi
guacamoleiltasi
allative
guacamolellesi
guacamoleillesi
essive
guacamolenasi
guacamoleinasi
translative
guacamoleksesi
guacamoleiksesi
abessive
guacamolettasi
guacamoleittasi
instructive
comitative
—guacamoleinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
guacamolemme
guacamolemme
accusative
nom.
guacamolemme
guacamolemme
gen.
guacamolemme
genitive
guacamolemme
guacamolejemme guacamoleimme $^{rare}$
partitive
guacamoleamme
guacamolejamme
inessive
guacamolessamme
guacamoleissamme
elative
guacamolestamme
guacamoleistamme
illative
guacamoleemme
guacamoleihimme
adessive
guacamolellamme
guacamoleillamme
ablative
guacamoleltamme
guacamoleiltamme
allative
guacamolellemme
guacamoleillemme
essive
guacamolenamme
guacamoleinamme
translative
guacamoleksemme
guacamoleiksemme
abessive
guacamolettamme
guacamoleittamme
instructive
comitative
—guacamoleinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
guacamolenne
guacamolenne
accusative
nom.
guacamolenne
guacamolenne
gen.
guacamolenne
genitive
guacamolenne
guacamolejenne guacamoleinne $^{rare}$
partitive
guacamoleanne
guacamolejanne
inessive
guacamolessanne
guacamoleissanne
elative
guacamolestanne
guacamoleistanne
illative
guacamoleenne
guacamoleihinne
adessive
guacamolellanne
guacamoleillanne
ablative
guacamoleltanne
guacamoleiltanne
allative
guacamolellenne
guacamoleillenne
essive
guacamolenanne
guacamoleinanne
translative
guacamoleksenne
guacamoleiksenne
abessive
guacamolettanne
guacamoleittanne
instructive
comitative
—guacamoleinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
guacamolensa
guacamolensa
accusative
nom.
guacamolensa
guacamolensa
gen.
guacamolensa
genitive
guacamolensa
guacamolejensa guacamoleinsa $^{rare}$
partitive
guacamoleaan guacamoleansa
guacamolejaan guacamolejansa
inessive
guacamolessaan guacamolessansa
guacamoleissaan guacamoleissansa
elative
guacamolestaan guacamolestansa
guacamoleistaan guacamoleistansa
illative
guacamoleensa
guacamoleihinsa
adessive
guacamolellaan guacamolellansa
guacamoleillaan guacamoleillansa
ablative
guacamoleltaan guacamoleltansa
guacamoleiltaan guacamoleiltansa
allative
guacamolelleen guacamolellensa
guacamoleilleen guacamoleillensa
essive
guacamolenaan guacamolenansa
guacamoleinaan guacamoleinansa
translative
guacamolekseen guacamoleksensa
guacamoleikseen guacamoleiksensa
abessive
guacamolettaan guacamolettansa
guacamoleittaan guacamoleittansa
instructive
comitative
—guacamoleineen guacamoleinensa :

#### Synonyms

* guacamole-dippi

### Further reading

* “guacamole”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

## French
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish guacamole.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡwa.ka.mɔl/
* Audio (Paris):(file)

### Noun

guacamole m (plural guacamoles)
* guacamole (dip)

## Polish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish guacamole.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡwa.kaˈmɔ.lɛ/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔlɛ
* Syllabification: gua‧ca‧mo‧le

### Noun

guacamole n (indeclinable)
* guacamole (avocado-based greenish dip with onions, tomato, and spices, common to Mexican cuisine and often served with tortilla chips)

### Further reading

* guacamole in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish guacamole, from Classical Nahuatl āhuacamōlli.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ɡwa.kaˈmɔ.li/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ɡwa.kaˈmɔ.li/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ɡwa.kaˈmɔ.le/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɡwɐ.kɐˈmɔ.lɨ/
* Rhymes: -ɔli, -ɔlɨ
* Hyphenation: gua‧ca‧mo‧le

### Noun

guacamole m (plural guacamoles)
* guacamole (avocado paste with tomato, onion, garlic, lemon, olive oil, seasoned with salt and pepper)

### Further reading

* “guacamole” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
* “guacamole”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “guacamole”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
* “guacamole”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Spanish
### Alternative forms

* guacamol (Central America, Cuba)

### Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl āhuacamōlli (from āhuacatl (“avocado fruit”) +‎ mōlli (“sauce, something ground”)).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡwakaˈmole/ [ɡwa.kaˈmo.le]
* Audio (Spain):(file)
* Rhymes: -ole
* Syllabification: gua‧ca‧mo‧le

### Noun

guacamole m (plural guacamoles)
* guacamole

#### Related terms

* aguacate
* mole

#### Descendants

* → English: guacamole
* → German: Guacamole

### Further reading

* “guacamole”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10