Meanings
nounblack sapote (plural black sapotes)
plural black sapotes · alternative black zapote
- A kind of fruit.
- A tree which bears this fruit (Diospyros nigra).
Origin
- Spanishzapote negro
- Englishblack sapote
Calque of Spanish zapote negro.
More words from Spanish
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan sapote negre
- sapote negrefruit
Danish sort ibenholt
- sort ibenholtfruit
Dutch zwarte Zapote
- zwarte Zapotefruit
French sapote noire
- sapote noirefruit
German Schwarze Sapote
- Schwarze Sapotefruit
Greek μαύρη σαπάτη
- μαύρη σαπάτη (mávri sapáti)fruit
Korean 검은감, 검은감나무
- 검은감 (geomeun'gam)fruit
- 검은감나무 (geomeun'gamnamu)tree
Persian خرمالو سیاه
- خرمالو سیاهfruit
Portuguese sapota preta
- sapota pretafruit
Russian чёрная сапота
- чёрная сапота (čórnaja sapota)fruit
Spanish zapote prieto, zapote negro
- zapote prietofruit
- zapote negrofruit
Ukrainian чо́рна сапо́та
- чо́рна сапо́та (čórna sapóta)fruit
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APA
black sapote. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20sapote
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“black sapote.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20sapote. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “black sapote,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20sapote.
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