[ ˌsapə'dɪlə ]
■ noun
1》 a large evergreen tropical American tree which has hard durable wood and yields chicle. [ Manilkara zapota .]
2》 (also ~ plum ) the sweet brownish bristly fruit of the ~.
Origin
C17: from Sp. zapotillo , dimin. of zapote , from Nahuatl tzápotl .