sapota
sapota (Manilkara zapota) leaves and fruit
Meaning
Noun
- The tropical fruit from the sapodilla tree, Manilkara zapota. The fruit is 4–8 cm in diameter, has a fuzzy brown skin with very sweet earthy-brown flesh.
- Sapote, the similar fruit of various other tropical and semi-tropical trees, such as Pouteria sapota.
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Origin
- Latinization of Nahuatl tzapocuahuitl ("Manilkara zapota, sapodilla")
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