zapote

English

Noun

zapote (plural zapotes)

Alternative form of sapote (“fruit or tree”)

Anagrams

poetaz

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from a Nahuan language, from Proto-Nahuan *ȼapotl. Doublet of chapote.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /θaˈpote/ [θaˈpo.t̪e]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /saˈpote/ [saˈpo.t̪e]
Rhymes: -ote
Syllabification: za‧po‧te

Noun

zapote m (plural zapotes)

mamey sapote

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

→ English: sapote
→ Yaqui: sapóote

Further reading

“zapote”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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