tostada de aguacate
/tostada de aɡwakate/from spelling rules
The English phrase "avocado toast" is translated into Spanish as tostada de aguacate.
tostada de aguacate refers to the food dish consisting of mashed or sliced avocado on toasted bread.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of tostada (toast/toasted bread) and de aguacate (of avocado).
Which one should you use?
While tostada de aguacate is a common way to name the dish, pan tostado con aguacate is a more descriptive way to refer to the components of the meal, literally meaning "toasted bread with avocado".
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the phrase plural, you pluralize the noun tostada to create tostadas de aguacate rather than pluralizing the ingredient aguacate.
How do you pronounce it?
/tostada de aɡwakate/
Did you know?
- The name for the fruit, aguacate, sounds remarkably similar to the Nahuatl word for 'testicle', a fact that stems from the fruit's shape.
- While tostada de aguacate is common, some regions use the word palta instead of aguacate, such as in Argentina, Chile and Peru.
- The word tostada in Spanish often refers to a specific type of crispy, fried tortilla rather than just any piece of toasted bread.
Examples in context
- Hola, me gustaría un pan tostado con aguacate, por favor.Hello, I would like an avocado toast, please.
- Quiero una tostada de aguacate para el desayuno.I want an avocado toast for breakfast.
- Esta tostada de aguacate está muy rica.This avocado toast is very delicious.
- ¿Podemos pedir una tostada de aguacate, por favor?Can we order an avocado toast, please?
Example conversation
Lucía and Daniel are at a cafe in the morning.
- Lucía¿Qué vas a pedir, Daniel?What are you going to order, Daniel?
- DanielYo quiero una tostada de aguacate.I want an avocado toast.
- Lucía¡Qué buena idea! Yo también quiero una.What a good idea! I want one too.
- DanielPerfecto, vamos a pedir ahora.Perfect, let's order now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
