sapodilla

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/ˌsæpəˈdɪlə/

noun

A long-lived evergreen tree, Manilkara zapota, native to the New World tropics.

Similar
chikoonaseberrysapodilla plumsapodilla treeManilkara zapotaAchras zapotasapota
OriginSpanish sapodilla ← Nahuatl tzapocuahuitl →
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Meanings

nounsapodilla (plural sapodillas)

plural sapodillas

  1. A long-lived evergreen tree, Manilkara zapota, native to the New World tropics.

    Synonyms: chikoo, naseberry

  2. The edible fruit of this tree.

    They heard the flight of the bats as they attacked the ripe sapodillas at their feet.

    1988, Jorge Amado, translated by Gregory Rabassa, Captains of the Sands, Penguin, published 2013, page 45

    Synonyms: sapodilla plum

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA long-lived evergreen tree, Manilkara zapota, native to the New World tropics.

Similar
chikoonaseberry

nounThe edible fruit of this tree.

Similar
sapodilla plum

More synonyms by meaning

nounlarge tropical American evergreen yielding chicle gum and edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Achras

Similar
sapodilla treeManilkara zapotaAchras zapota
Broader
fruit tree

nountropical fruit with a rough brownish skin and very sweet brownish pulp

Similar
sapodilla plumsapota
Broader
edible fruit
Also see
chicozapotechikoosapodilla plumsapota

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Nahuatltzapocuahuitl
  2. Spanishsapodilla
  3. Englishsapodilla

From Spanish sapodilla, from Nahuatl tzapocuahuitl.

More words from Spanish, Nahuatl

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Translations

Bulgarian саподила
  • саподила (sapodila)tree
Chinese Mandarin 人心果, 人心果
  • 人心果 (rénxīnguǒ)fruit
  • 人心果 (rénxīnguǒ)tree
Esperanto sapotarbo, maĉgumarbo
  • sapotarbotree
  • maĉgumarbotree
Finnish sapotilla, sapodilla
  • sapotillafruit
  • sapodillafruit
  • sapotillapuutree
Hindi चीकू
  • चीकू (cīkū)fruit
Icelandic sapódilla, sapódillaplóma
  • sapódillafruit
  • sapódillaplómafruit
  • sapódillatrétree
  • tyggigúmmítrétree
  • kvoðutrétree
Indonesian sawo manila
  • sawo manilafruit
Japanese サポジラ
  • サポジラ (sapojira)fruit
Malay sawo, sawa (Kedah)
  • sawofruit
  • sawa (Kedah)fruit
  • sawo manilafruit
  • cikufruit
  • pokok cikutree
Russian саподи́лла, саподи́лла
  • саподи́лла (sapodílla)fruit
  • саподи́лла (sapodílla)tree
Spanish chicozapote, níspero
  • chicozapotefruit
  • nísperofruit
  • chicozapotetree
  • nísperotree
Tagalog tsiko, chico
  • tsikofruit
  • chicofruit
Thai ละมุด
  • ละมุด (lá-mút)fruit
Vietnamese hồng xiêm
  • hồng xiêmfruit

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with sapodilla

villamanilaAnguillagorillaGodzillaPriscillachinchillaflotillamanillaSillascintillaScyllaDrusillamaxillacedillapapillaaxillahydrillacamarillabarillamantillaperillaancillascilla
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Cite this entry
APA

sapodilla. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sapodilla

MLA

“sapodilla.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sapodilla. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sapodilla,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sapodilla.

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