Sapodilla Definition

săpə-dĭlə, -dēyə
noun
A tropical American evergreen tree (Achras zapota) of the sapodilla family, yielding chicle and having a brown, rough-skinned fruit with a sweet, yellowish pulp.
Webster's New World
The fruit.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
adjective
Designating a large family (Sapotaceae, order Ebenales) of dicotyledonous, tropical trees and shrubs with a milky juice and sometimes edible fruits, including the balata, buckthorn, and marmalade tree.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Sapodilla

Noun

Singular:
sapodilla
Plural:
sapodillas

Origin of Sapodilla

  • Spanish zapotillo diminutive of zapote sapodilla fruit from Nahuatl tzapotl

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Nahuatl tzapocuahuitl

    From Wiktionary

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