Phrase guide

black sapote

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A kind of fruit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A tree which bears this fruit (Diospyros nigra).

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History

Etymology

Calque of Spanish zapote negro.

Across languages

Translations

48 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Guerrero Amuzgo: ta̱ntyeꞌ — fruit
  • San Pedro Amuzgos Amuzgo: tëntyeꞌ — fruit
  • Catalan: sapote negre — fruit
  • Tataltepec Chatino: laꞌbe — fruit
  • Western Highland Chatino: luꞌwe45 — fruit
  • Danish: sort ibenholt — fruit
  • Dutch: zwarte Zapote — fruit
  • French: sapote noire — fruit
  • German: Schwarze Sapote — fruit
  • Greek: μαύρη σαπάτη (mávri sapáti) — fruit
  • Korean: 검은감 (geomeun'gam) — fruit
  • Lacandon: uchꞌ — fruit
  • Chiquihuitlán Mazatec: chjindë — fruit
  • Coatlán Mixe: jɨɨñchuucy — fruit
  • Totontepec Mixe: tsooꞌc — fruit
  • Chayuco Mixtec: ndyicoho — fruit
  • San Juan Colorado Mixtec: tyitya — fruit
  • San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: ndoco túún — fruit
  • Yosondúa Mixtec: ndoko jnuu — fruit
  • Classical Nahuatl: tliltzapotl — fruit
  • Classical Nahuatl: tlīltzapotl — fruit
  • Guerrero-Nahuatl: tliltzapotl — fruit
  • Highland Puebla Nahuatl: ti̱ltzapot — fruit
  • Mecayapan Nahuatl: ti̱ltzapoꞌ — fruit
  • Northern Puebla Nahuatl: tliltzapotl — fruit
  • Tetelcingo-Nahuatl: tliltzapotl — fruit
  • Tlamacazapa Nahuatl: tliltzapotl — fruit
  • Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl: tliltictzapotl — fruit
  • Mezquital-Otomi: ꞌbomza — fruit
  • Persian: خرمالو سیاه — fruit
  • San Juan Atzingo Popoloca: chjente — fruit
  • Highland Popoluca: nuu — fruit
  • Oluta Popoluca: tsu̱cu — fruit
  • Portuguese: sapota preta — fruit
  • Russian: чёрная сапота (čórnaja sapota) — fruit
  • Spanish: zapote prieto — fruit
  • Spanish: zapote negro — fruit
  • Highland Totonac: suāꞌlh — fruit
  • Papantla Totonac: sáhua̱lh — fruit
  • Xicotepec de Juárez Totonac: suhuālh — fruit
  • Chicahuaxtla Triqui: reco45 chrun53 — fruit
  • Copala Triqui: rcochro̱n — fruit
  • Ukrainian: чо́рна сапо́та (čórna sapóta) — fruit
  • Isthmus Zapotec: biaahui — fruit
  • Yatzachi Zapotec: blaꞌo — fruit
  • Zoogocho Zapotec: blaꞌo — fruit
  • Copainalá Zoque: inu — fruit
  • Korean: 검은감나무 (geomeun'gamnamu) — tree