SAPODILLA

Meaning of SAPODILLA in English

/ ˌsæpəˈdɪlə; NAmE / noun

a large tropical American tree that produces a fruit that can be eaten and chicle (= a substance used in chewing gum)

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WORD ORIGIN

late 17th cent.: from Spanish zapotillo , diminutive of zapote , from Nahuatl tzápotl .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

SAPODILLA — noun Etymology: Spanish zapotillo, diminutive of zapote ~ fruit, from Nahuatl tzapotl Date: 1697 a tropical American evergreen tree ( …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SAPODILLA — Tropical evergreen tree ( Manilkara zapota ) of the family Sapotaceae, native to southern Mexico and northern Central America, and …
Английский словарь Британика
SAPODILLA — ˌsapəˈdilə, -dē(y)ə noun also sap·o·til·la -ˈtilə, -tē(y)ə ; or sap·o·ti·lha -ˈtilyə ( -s ) Etymology: sapodilla, sapotilla from Spanish zapotillo, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SAPODILLA — (n.) A tall, evergeen, tropical American tree (Achras Sapota); also, its edible fruit, the sapodilla plum.
Английский словарь Webster
SAPODILLA — ( n. ) A tall, evergeen, tropical American tree (Achras Sapota); also, its edible fruit, the sapodilla plum.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SAPODILLA — /sap'euh dil"euh/ , n. 1. a large evergreen tree, Manilkara zapota, of tropical America, bearing an edible fruit and yielding …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SAPODILLA — n. species of evergreen tree native to tropical regions of the Americas (Botany)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SAPODILLA — noun Etymology: Spanish zapotillo, diminutive of zapote sapodilla fruit, from Nahuatl tzapotl Date: 1697 : a tropical American evergreen tree …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SAPODILLA — noun a tall, evergeen, tropical american tree (achras sapota); also, its edible fruit, the sapodilla plum.
Webster English vocab
SAPODILLA — [ ˌsapə'dɪlə ] ■ noun 1》 a large evergreen tropical American tree which has hard durable wood and yields chicle. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SAPODILLA — [sap.o.dil.la] n [Sp zapotillo, dim. of zapote sapodilla, fr. Nahuatl tzapotl] (1697): a tropical evergreen tree (Manilkara zapota syn. Achras …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SAPODILLA — (species Manilkara, or Achras, zapota), tropical evergreen tree of the family Sapotaceae and its distinctive fruit. Though of no great …
Britannica English vocabulary
SAPODILLA — sapodilla BrE AmE ˌsæp ə ˈdɪl ə ▷ sapodilla|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SAPODILLA — n. a large evergreen tropical American tree, Manilkara zapota, with edible fruit and durable wood, and sap from which chicle …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SAPODILLA — n. a large evergreen tropical American tree, Manilkara zapota, with edible fruit and durable wood, and sap from which chicle …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SAPODILLA — n. a large evergreen tropical American tree, Manilkara zapota, with edible fruit and durable wood, and sap from which chicle …
Oxford English vocab
SAPODILLA — n. Tropical evergreen tree ( Manilkara zapota ) of the family Sapotaceae, native to southern Mexico and northern Central America, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SAPODILLA — n. Pronunciation: ˌ sa-p ə - ' di-l ə , - ' d ē -y ə Function: noun Etymology: Spanish …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SAPODILLA PLUM — noun see sapodilla 2
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SAPODILLA FAMILY — the plant family Sapotaceae, characterized by chiefly tropical trees and shrubs having milky juice, simple leaves, small flowers, and fruit …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SAPOTE — noun Etymology: Spanish zapote sapodilla fruit Date: 1572 any of several roundish or ovoid sweet soft-fleshed fruits of Mexican and …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DILLY — I. ˈdilē, -li noun ( -es ) Etymology: by shortening & alteration 1. obsolete : diligence II 2. now dialect …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ZAPOTA GUM — zəˈpōd.ə- noun Etymology: New Latin zapota (specific epithet of the sapodilla Achras zapota ), from Spanish zapote sapodilla — more …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHAPOTE — chəˈpōd.ē noun ( -s ) Etymology: Mexican Spanish, alteration of Spanish zapote sapodilla — more at sapodilla : mexican persimmon
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SAPOTACEOUS — /sap'euh tay"sheuhs/ , adj. belonging to the Sapotaceae, the sapodilla family of plants. Cf. sapodilla family . [ 1835-45; Sapotace …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SAPOTA — /seuh poh"teuh/ , n. 1. sapote. 2. sapodilla. [ 1550-60; zapote sapodilla tzapotl ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NASEBERRY — /nayz"ber'ee, -beuh ree/ , n. , pl. naseberries . 1. the fruit of the sapodilla, Manilkara zapota. 2. the sapodilla …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SAPOTA — n. sapodilla, species of tropical evergreen tree; edible fruit of the sapodilla tree
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
NASEBERRY — n. fruit of the sapodilla tree; sapodilla tree
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SAPOTE — noun Etymology: Spanish zapote sapodilla fruit Date: 1572 : any of several roundish or ovoid sweet soft-fleshed fruits of Mexican …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHICLE — [ 'tʃɪk(ə)l , -kli ] ■ noun the milky latex of the sapodilla tree, used to make chewing gum. ↘another …
Concise Oxford English vocab
EBENALES — ebony order of flowering plants, belonging to the class Magnoliopsida (dicotyledons; characterized by two seed leaves). It comprises five families, …
Britannica English vocabulary

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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