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sapote en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /səˈpoʊteɪ/ (US)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /səˈpoʊti/ (US)
• /səˈpəʊtiː/ (UK)
• /səˈpəʊteɪ/ (UK)

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish zapote, from a Nahuan language, from Proto-Nahuan *ȼapo-tl. Doublet of chapote.

Meanings

1. The soft, edible fruit of various South American trees, including the sapodilla.
   • Besides, the theater gives him a rush that can only be equaled by, perhaps, the healthy fruiting of a white sapote. 2009 June 28, John Anderson, “His Weird Side: That’s Where the Fun Is”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 10 Jun 2021:
   • So there are black and white sapotes (no relation), mamey and chiku sapotes (same family). Black sapotes are not the only sapotes – but I reckon Jeannette Winterson would heartily agree there should be a place for one in your fruit bowl. Black sapote can be used very successfully in place of bananas when baking. 2020 October 9, Palisa Anderson, “Not-quite-chocolate-pudding fruit: why black sapote is 'utterly unexpected and delightful'”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 11 Mar 2021:
2. The soft, edible fruit of various South American trees, including the sapodilla. ▸ Sapotaceae species: ▸ Manilkara zapota, sapodilla, naseberry, native to Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Belize, and possibly El Salvador.
3. The soft, edible fruit of various South American trees, including the sapodilla. ▸ Sapotaceae species: ▸ Pouteria campechiana, yellow sapote, native to Mexico and Central America.
4. The soft, edible fruit of various South American trees, including the sapodilla. ▸ Sapotaceae species: ▸ Pouteria sapota, mamey sapote, from southern Mexico to northern South America.
5. The soft, edible fruit of various South American trees, including the sapodilla. ▸ Sapotaceae species: ▸ Pouteria viridis, green sapote, native to lowland southern Mexico.
6. The soft, edible fruit of various South American trees, including the sapodilla. ▸ Ebenaceae species: ▸ Diospyros digyna, black sapote, from eastern Mexico south to Colombia.
7. The soft, edible fruit of various South American trees, including the sapodilla. ▸ Ebenaceae species: ▸ Diospyros texana, chapote, is native to the lower Rio Grande valley region in Texas and Mexico.
8. The soft, edible fruit of various South American trees, including the sapodilla. ▸ Rutaceae species
9. The soft, edible fruit of various South American trees, including the sapodilla. ▸ Rutaceae species: ▸ Casimiroa edulis, white sapote, native to northern and central Mexico, Costa Rica, El Salvador and Guatemala.

Forms

Translations (8)

pl sapota (fruit of various South American trees) · ru сапо́та (fruit of various South American trees) · fi sapotilla (fruit of various South American trees) · es zapote (fruit of various South American trees) · eo sapoto (fruit of various South American trees) · cmn 白柿 (fruit of various South American trees) · cmn 美果欖 /美果榄 (fruit of various South American trees) · es mamey (fruit of various South American trees)

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