chicozapote

noun

chi·​co·​za·​po·​te

ˌchēkōzəˈpōtē,

-ōsə-

plural -s

: sapodilla

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, from Nahuatl xicotzapotl, from xico bee + tzapotl sapote

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