From the Aztecs to avo, the scoop on ‘avocado’ and ‘guacamole’– its tropical American origins and how alligator pear entered the mix

Avocados are found all around the world, but their origins are in Central America. The Aztecs called them āhuacatl, and guacamole is derived from combining that word and the Aztecs’ word for sauce, ‘molli’.