sapodilla

[ sap-uh-dil-uh ]

/ ˌsæp əˈdɪl ə /

noun

a large evergreen tree, Manilkara zapota, of tropical America, bearing an edible fruit and yielding chicle.Compare sapodilla family.

Also called sapodilla plum . the fruit itself.

Also called sapota.

Origin of sapodilla

1690–1700; <Spanish zapotillo, equivalent to zapot(e) sapota + -illo diminutive suffix

Words nearby sapodilla

Sapir, Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, sapless, sapling, sapo-, sapodilla, sapodilla family, saponaceous, saponaria, saponification, saponification number

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Example sentences from the Web for sapodilla

The sapodilla is a plum-colored fruit with seeds in a gelatinous mass.
The Panama Canal|Frederic Jennings Haskin
These are usually Santa Maria, chichem, sapodilla, or some hardwood.
The Maya Indians of Southern Yucatan and Northern British Honduras|Thomas William Francis Gann
The sapodilla is the most esteemed of the order Sapotaceæ, and one of the best of tropical fruits.
Origin of Cultivated Plants|Alphonse De Candolle
One was the mamaei, which was about as large as a peach, and the other the sapodilla, fruit of the color of a plum.
The Moving Picture Boys at Panama|Victor Appleton

British Dictionary definitions for sapodilla

sapodilla

/ (ˌsæpəˈdɪlə) /

noun

a large tropical American evergreen tree, Achras zapota, the latex of which yields chicle

Also called: sapodilla plum the edible brown rough-skinned fruit of this tree, which has a sweet yellowish pulp

Also called: naseberry, sapota

Word Origin for sapodilla

C17: from Spanish zapotillo, diminutive of zapote sapodilla fruit, from Nahuatl tsapotl

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单词	sapodilla
释义	sapodilla [ sap-uh-dil-uh ] / ˌsæp əˈdɪl ə / noun a large evergreen tree, Manilkara zapota, of tropical America, bearing an edible fruit and yielding chicle.Compare sapodilla family. Also called sapodilla plum . the fruit itself. Also called sapota. Origin of sapodilla 1690–1700; <Spanish zapotillo, equivalent to zapot(e) sapota + -illo diminutive suffix Words nearby sapodilla Sapir, Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, sapless, sapling, sapo-, sapodilla, sapodilla family, saponaceous, saponaria, saponification, saponification number Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sapodilla The sapodilla is a plum-colored fruit with seeds in a gelatinous mass. The Panama Canal\|Frederic Jennings Haskin These are usually Santa Maria, chichem, sapodilla, or some hardwood. The Maya Indians of Southern Yucatan and Northern British Honduras\|Thomas William Francis Gann The sapodilla is the most esteemed of the order Sapotaceæ, and one of the best of tropical fruits. Origin of Cultivated Plants\|Alphonse De Candolle One was the mamaei, which was about as large as a peach, and the other the sapodilla, fruit of the color of a plum. The Moving Picture Boys at Panama\|Victor Appleton British Dictionary definitions for sapodilla sapodilla / (ˌsæpəˈdɪlə) / noun a large tropical American evergreen tree, Achras zapota, the latex of which yields chicle Also called: sapodilla plum the edible brown rough-skinned fruit of this tree, which has a sweet yellowish pulp Also called: naseberry, sapota Word Origin for sapodilla C17: from Spanish zapotillo, diminutive of zapote sapodilla fruit, from Nahuatl tsapotl Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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