sapota

[ suh-poh-tuh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

sapota

/ səˈpəʊtə /

Origin of sapota¹

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

Origin of sapota¹

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

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

Hold the branch of that sapota sapling fast, for the fall is sheer!

They like the sapota because it produces a fruit of which they are passionately fond.

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

The door lintels are sapota beams, which are to-day still in their places, as they were when Stephens visited the city in 1842.

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