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sapota

sapota

9.8
A tropical fruit with rough brown skin and sweet brown flesh
  • noun
  • /səˈpoʊtə/
  • Indian
translation icon : zapote
  • In many markets across South Asia, you can find fresh sapota being sold by local vendors.

Examples

  • At one spot, where the jaguar had stopped and shredded the bark of a sapota across a patch as wide as a man's chest, Etzmoan found more paw prints.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • The sapota is known for its sweet brownish pulp, making it a favorite among fruit lovers.

  • After peeling the rough brown skin, you will discover the delicious flesh of the sapota inside.

Synonyms

sapote
vssapota
  • US
1 9.9

A tropical tree from Central and South America that has sweet creamy fruit

refers to a specific cultivated fruit often grown outside its native region
sapodilla plum
vssapota
9.5

A fruit grown in hot countries with rough brown skin and very sweet brown flesh

has identical meaning but is the shorter regional name used elsewhere
sapodilla
vssapota
9.5

A sweet tropical fruit with rough brown skin and soft brown inside

is commonly grown in South Asia as well as Central America rather than native there

Surface Forms

sapota singular
sapotas plural

Etymology

Sapota comes from a native Mexican word tzapotl, later taken into Spanish as zapote, which meant a 'soft, sweet fruit'. So, think of sapota as that same 'sweet, soft' fruit, which fits its brown, caramel-like flesh.