sapodilla

English

Etymology

From Spanish sapodilla, from Nahuatl tzapocuahuitl.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌsæpəˈdɪlə/
  • Rhymes: -ɪlə

Noun

sapodilla (plural sapodillas)

  1. 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.

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English sapodilla. Doublet of sapotiglia.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sa.poˈdil.la/
  • Rhymes: -illa
  • Hyphenation: sa‧po‧dìl‧la

Noun

sapodilla f (plural sapodille)

  1. sapodilla (Manilkara zapota)
    Synonyms: acra, sapotiglia

Further reading
  • sapodilla in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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