sapodilla
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Spanish sapodilla, from Nahuatl tzapocuahuitl.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]sapodilla (plural sapodillas)
- A long-lived evergreen tree, Manilkara zapota, native to the New World tropics, or its edible fruit.
- 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
[edit]Translations
[edit]tree
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fruit
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Anagrams
[edit]Italian
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Sapodilla_tree.jpg/250px-Sapodilla_tree.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English sapodilla. Doublet of sapotiglia.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]sapodilla f (plural sapodille)
- sapodilla (Manilkara zapota)
- Synonyms: acra, sapotiglia
Further reading
[edit]- sapodilla in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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- en:Sapote family plants
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- it:Sapote family plants