The word 'avocado' comes from an Aztec word that also means 'testicle.' 🥑 It all goes back to the Aztecs in the 14th and 15th centuries. They called the fruit 'ahuacatl.' Because of the fruit's shape and the way they often grow in pairs on the tree, the word 'ahuacatl' was also their slang term for a testicle. When Spanish conquistadors arrived in the 16th century, they heard the Nahuatl word and tried to pronounce it. They adapted 'ahuacatl' into their own language, calling the fruit 'aguacate