sapote

English

Etymology

Nahuatl tzapotl

Noun

sapote (plural sapotes)

1. The soft, edible fruit of various unrelated South American trees, including the sapodilla.
   • 2009 June 28, John Anderson, “His Weird Side: That’s Where the Fun Is”, New York Times:

     Besides, the theater gives him a rush that can only be equaled by, perhaps, the healthy fruiting of a white sapote.