sapote

English

Alternative forms

• zapote

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish zapote, from a Nahuan language, from Proto-Nahuan *ȼapotl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səˈpəʊtiː/, /səˈpəʊteɪ/
• IPA^(key): /səˈpoʊti/, /səˈpoʊteɪ/

Noun

sapote (plural sapotes)

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

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

   1. Sapotaceae species:
      1. Manilkara zapota, sapodilla, naseberry, native to Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Belize, and possibly El Salvador.
      2. , yellow sapote, native to Mexico and Central America.
      3. Pouteria sapota, mamey sapote, from southern Mexico to northern South America.
      4. , green sapote, native to lowland southern Mexico.
   2. Ebenaceae species:
      1. , black sapote, from eastern Mexico south to Colombia.
      2. , chapote, is native to the lower Rio Grande valley region in Texas and Mexico.
   3. Rutaceae species:
      1. , white sapote, native to northern and central Mexico, Costa Rica, El Salvador and Guatemala.

Translations

fruit of various South American trees

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 美果欖／美果榄 (měiguǒlǎn), 美果榄 (měiguǒlǎn)

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• Finnish: sapotilla
• Russian: please add this translation if you can

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