Etymology

sapote

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Today it means: The soft, edible fruit of various South American trees, including the sapodilla. Full definition →

Spanish zapote ← Nahuan ← Proto-Nahuan *ȼapo-tl
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  1. Proto-Nahuan · derived from*ȼapo-tl
  2. Nahuan · derived from
  3. Spanish · borrowed fromzapote
  4. English todaysapote

Borrowed from Spanish zapote, from a Nahuan language, from Proto-Nahuan *ȼapo-tl. Doublet of chapote.

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