cochil sapota

noun

co·​chil sa·​po·​ta

kōˈchēlsəˈpōtə

1

: a large Mexican tree (Casimiroa edulis) with fruit about the size of a large apple and resembling the peach in flavor

2

: the fruit of the cochil sapota

Word History

Etymology

Spanish cochilzapote, from Nahuatl cochiztzapotl, from cochitl sleep + tzapotl sapote; from the belief that eating the fruit would put one to sleep

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