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avolatte en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of avocado + latte.

Meanings

1. (neologism) An avocado latte
   • The troubling trend of serving coffee drinks in hollowed-out produce “cups” has been on the rise since late last month, when a cafe in Melbourne, Australia made headlines for serving lattes in avocado peels (“avolattes”), Newsweek reported. 2017 June 6, Christian Gollayan, “Coffee shops are ruining perfectly good lattes with vegetables”, in New York Post:
   • The Aussie cafe has decided to start serving avolattes — yes, avolattes. 2017 May 22, Danielle Valente, “Avocado Lattes Exist And Everyone's Confused”, in Elite Daily:
   • Given the United States’ current fetishization of a) superfoods like kale and quinoa, b) Mexican chains like Chipotle and Qdoba, and c) Instagram-worthy products like avolattes and avocado toast, DeLyser does not anticipate this “meteoric rise” in avocado consumption going away anytime soon. 2017 September 22, Sal DeFrancesco, “Guac Costs Extra”, in Harvard Political Review:

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