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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   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.
2. 2
   tropical fruit with a rough brownish skin and very sweet brownish pulp wordnet
3. 3
   Sapote, the similar fruit of various other tropical and semi-tropical trees, such as Pouteria sapota.

Synonyms

All synonyms

sapodillasapodillasapodilla plum

Etymology

Latinization of Nahuatl tzapocuahuitl (“Manilkara zapota, sapodilla”)

Related phrases

manilkara zapotapouteria sapota

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