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sapodilla

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˌsæpəˈdɪlə/
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  • rhymes with -ɪlə

1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: chikoo, naseberry

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The edible fruit of this tree.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sapodilla plum

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sapodilla plum, sapota

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: edible fruit

4

noun

Meaning 4

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sapodilla tree, Manilkara zapota, Achras zapota

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fruit tree

History

Etymology

From Spanish sapodilla, from Nahuatl tzapocuahuitl.

Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: саподила (sapodila) — tree
  • Chinese Mandarin: 人心果 (rénxīnguǒ) — tree
  • Esperanto: sapotarbo — tree
  • Esperanto: maĉgumarbo — tree
  • Finnish: sapotillapuu — tree
  • Icelandic: sapódillatré — tree
  • Icelandic: tyggigúmmítré — tree
  • Icelandic: kvoðutré — tree
  • Kannada: ಸಪೋಟ (sapōṭa) — tree
  • Malay: pokok ciku — tree
  • Russian: саподи́лла (sapodílla) — tree
  • Spanish: chicozapote — tree
  • Spanish: níspero — tree
  • Burmese: သကြားသီး (sa.kra:si:) — fruit
  • Chinese Mandarin: 人心果 (rénxīnguǒ) — fruit
  • Finnish: sapotilla — fruit
  • Finnish: sapodilla — fruit
  • Hindi: चीकू (cīkū) — fruit
  • Icelandic: sapódilla — fruit
  • Icelandic: sapódillaplóma — fruit
  • Indonesian: sawo manila — fruit
  • Japanese: サポジラ (sapojira) — fruit
  • Kannada: ಸಪೋಟ (sapōṭa) — fruit
  • Khmer: សាឌីឌីឡា (saadiidiilaa) — fruit
  • Khmer: ល្មុត (lmut) — fruit
  • Malay: sawo — fruit
  • Malay: sawa (Kedah) — fruit
  • Malay: sawo manila — fruit
  • Malay: ciku — fruit
  • Russian: саподи́лла (sapodílla) — fruit
  • Spanish: chicozapote — fruit
  • Spanish: níspero — fruit
  • Tagalog: tsiko — fruit
  • Tagalog: chico — fruit
  • Thai: ละมุด (lá-mút) — fruit
  • Vietnamese: hồng xiêm — fruit