sapota

[ suh-poh-tuh ]

/ səˈpoʊ tə /

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noun

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Origin of sapota

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

Words nearby sapota

saponite, sapor, sap orchard, saporific, saporous, sapota, sapotaceous, sapote, sappanwood, sapper, Sapphic

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How to use sapota in a sentence

One of the largest trees in Yucatan is the sapota (Achras sapota).
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Hold the branch of that sapota sapling fast, for the fall is sheer!
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They like the sapota because it produces a fruit of which they are passionately fond.
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The highest is the sapota, from which the gummy sap chicle—basis of all American chewing-gums—is obtained.
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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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British Dictionary definitions for sapota

sapota

/ (səˈpəʊtə) /

noun

(in tropical America) any of various different fruits

another name for sapodilla

Word Origin for sapota

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

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