sapota

[ suh-poh-tuh ]

noun

1. sapote.
2. sapodilla.

sapota

/ səˈpəʊtə /

noun

1. (in tropical America) any of various different fruits
2. another name for sapodilla

Word History and Origins

Origin of sapota¹

1550–60; < New Latin < Mexican Spanish zapote sapodilla < Nahuatl tzapotl

Word History and Origins

Origin of sapota¹

C16: from Spanish zapote, from Nahuatl tsapotl; see sapodilla

Example Sentences

One of the largest trees in Yucatan is the sapota (Achras sapota).

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Hold the branch of that sapota sapling fast, for the fall is sheer!

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They like the sapota because it produces a fruit of which they are passionately fond.

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The highest is the sapota, from which the gummy sap chicle—basis of all American chewing-gums—is obtained.

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The door lintels are sapota beams, which are to-day still in their places, as they were when Stephens visited the city in 1842.

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