Food & drink

guacamole

Nahuatl āhuacamōlli, 'avocado sauce', became Mexican Spanish guacamole, entered English in the early 20th century, and rode the late-20th-century fashion for Mexican food into German, French, Japanese and Korean.

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The road to English

From Mexican Spanish to German

From English to French

From English to Japanese

From English to Korean

1550Classical Nahuatl

Hops are evenly spaced; labels show the year each form is first attested.

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