sapodilla
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English
Etymology
From Spanish sapodilla, from Nahuatl tzapocuahuitl.
Pronunciation
Noun
sapodilla (plural sapodillas)
- A long-lived evergreen tree, Manilkara zapota, native to the New World tropics.
- The edible fruit of this tree.
- 1988, Jorge Amado, translated by Gregory Rabassa, Captains of the Sands, Penguin, published 2013, page 45:
- They heard the flight of the bats as they attacked the ripe sapodillas at their feet.
Synonyms
Translations
tree
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fruit
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Anagrams
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English sapodilla. Doublet of sapotiglia.
Pronunciation
Noun
sapodilla f (plural sapodille)
- sapodilla (Manilkara zapota)
- Synonyms: acra, sapotiglia
Further reading
- sapodilla in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana