Today I learned that one of the Chinese words for avocado – 鳄梨 – is actually a translation of the older English term &quot;alligator pear&quot;, and not a fanciful neologism as I&#x27;d thought. Interesting! I look forward to learning the roots of the other Chinese word for avocado – 牛油果, or &quot;beef-fat fruit&quot;.