Αποτελέσματα Αναζήτησης
The modern English name comes from a rendering of the Spanish aguacate as avogato. The earliest known written use in English is attested from 1697 as avogato pear , later avocado pear (due to its shape), a term sometimes corrupted to alligator pear .
18 Μαΐ 2017 · Conditions for avocado cultivation may have existed as far back as 16,000 B.C.E., the team writes—and its long history among Caral, Mokaya, and Maya peoples points to its beloved status. Avocado can be found as the name of the 14th month on the Maya calendar, on Pacal tombs in Chiapas, and in Aztec paintings.
23 Οκτ 2024 · Avocado, tree of the family Lauraceae and its edible fruit. Avocados are cultivated for their buttery consistency and nutty flavor and are used in both savory and sweet dishes. The plants were domesticated in tropical America before the Spanish conquest. Learn more about the history, uses, and types of avocados.
3 Ιουλ 2019 · The word avocado derives from the language spoken by the Aztecs (Nahuatl) who called the tree ahoacaquahuitl and its fruit ahuacatl; the Spanish called it aguacate. The oldest evidence for avocado consumption dates back almost 10,000 years in Puebla state of central Mexico, at the site of Coxcatlan.
Avocados were a popular snack food long before humans hit the scene. In the Cenozoic era, prehistoric megafauna like mammoths and giant ground sloths would gobble the fruit whole and then...
7 Ιαν 2020 · The cultivated avocado (Persea americana) has its origins in what is known today as Puebla, Mexico, where this creamy fruit's existence can be traced back over 10,000 years, growing wild in nature.
19 Ιουλ 2006 · The ahuacate, a pebbly-skinned, pear-shaped fruit, had been a staple food in Mexico, and Central and South America since 500 B.C. In the 16th century, Spanish conquistadors fell in love with...
