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Avocado's way of becoming a group activity instead of a sad brown mush.
means A mashed or chunky avocado dip or condiment, typically mixed with lime, salt, and other seasonings like onion, chili, or cilantro.
from Straight from Nahuatl (the Aztec language), where 'ahuacamolli' fused 'ahuacatl' (avocado — which itself also meant something like 'testicle,' a fact that delights every etymology nerd) with 'molli' (sauce, the same root that gives us 'mole'). Spanish colonizers absorbed it as 'guacamole,' and English just borrowed it whole, barely bothering to reshape the spelling.
- name origin
- nahuatl ahuacamolli literally means avocado sauce
- browning fix
- lime juice slows oxidation, not the pit myth
- extra charge
- chipotle sells it at nearly 50 percent markup
- aztec era
- eaten in mexico since the 16th century