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sapote
- /səˈpəʊtiː/ UK
- /səˈpəʊteɪ/ UK
- /səˈpoʊti/ US
- /səˈpoʊteɪ/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Spanish zapote, from a Nahuan language, from Proto-Nahuan *ȼapo-tl. Doublet of chapote.
noun sapotes · zapote
- 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.
- Manilkara zapota, sapodilla, naseberry, native to Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Belize, and possibly El Salvador.
- Pouteria campechiana, yellow sapote, native to Mexico and Central America.
- Pouteria sapota, mamey sapote, from southern Mexico to northern South America.
- Pouteria viridis, green sapote, native to lowland southern Mexico.
- Diospyros digyna, black sapote, from eastern Mexico south to Colombia.
- Diospyros texana, chapote, is native to the lower Rio Grande valley region in Texas and Mexico.
- Rutaceae species
- Casimiroa edulis, white sapote, native to northern and central Mexico, Costa Rica, El Salvador and Guatemala.
Translations
Talk about this word "sapote." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sapote. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sapote. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sapote "sapote." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sapote.Cite this
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title = {sapote},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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