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# guacamole

noun (guacamole — uncountable)

«guacamole» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A green dip or sauce from Mexico made of mashed avocado, usually with lime, onion, tomato, chilli and salt. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guacamole/#m1)

### In the lessons

In food, cooking lessons and parties; in geography, Mexican food. Phrases: tortilla chips and guacamole, a bowl of guacamole, guac (informal).

### Examples

- We dipped tortilla chips into the guacamole. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guacamole/#x1)
- Guacamole is made from mashed avocados. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guacamole/#x2)
- Add lime juice so the guacamole doesn't go brown. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guacamole/#x3)
- Can I have extra guac on my burrito? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guacamole/#x4)
- We made guacamole in our food technology lesson. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guacamole/#x5)
- Guacamole comes from Mexico and the Aztecs made it long ago. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guacamole/#x6)

### Note

Say gwah-ka-MOH-lee. Uncountable: some guacamole. Informal short form: guac. Lime or lemon juice slows it turning brown because air reacts with the avocado.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «guacamole» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guacamole/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«guacamole» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/guacamole.html) on Mova free.