sapota

[ suh-poh-tuh ]

/ səˈpoʊ tə /

sapote.

sapodilla.

Origin of sapota

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

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

The American Egypt |Channing Arnold
That which has attracted your attention—the Sapota achras—is especially well known.

Adventures of a Young Naturalist |Lucien Biart
The door lintels are sapota beams, which are to-day still in their places, as they were when Stephens visited the city in 1842.

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

The American Egypt |Channing Arnold

The lintels of the doors are almost invariably formed of the wood of the Central American sapota tree (Achras sapota).

The American Egypt |Channing Arnold

sapota

/ (səˈpəʊtə) /

(in tropical America) any of various different fruits

another name for sapodilla

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