sapodilla

[ sap-uh-dil-uh ]

noun

1. a large evergreen tree, Manilkara zapota, of tropical America, bearing an edible fruit and yielding chicle. Compare sapodilla family.
2. Also called sapodilla plum. the fruit itself.

sapodilla

/ ˌsæpəˈdɪlə /

noun

1. a large tropical American evergreen tree, Achras zapota, the latex of which yields chicle
2. Also calledsapodilla plum the edible brown rough-skinned fruit of this tree, which has a sweet yellowish pulp

Word History and Origins

Origin of sapodilla¹

1690–1700; < Spanish zapotillo, equivalent to zapot ( e ) sapota + -illo diminutive suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of sapodilla¹

C17: from Spanish zapotillo, diminutive of zapote sapodilla fruit, from Nahuatl tsapotl

Example Sentences

Having glanced at a towering sapodilla tree, he noticed that a wild fig vine grew up its side.

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The sapodilla is the most esteemed of the order Sapotaceæ, and one of the best of tropical fruits.

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These are usually Santa Maria, chichem, sapodilla, or some hardwood.

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One was the mamaei, which was about as large as a peach, and the other the sapodilla, fruit of the color of a plum.

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In the hands of some he saw the white gleam of sapodilla axe handles.

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