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Meaning of sapote | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/səˈpəʊtiː/

Definitions

  1. The soft, edible fruit of various South American trees, including the sapodilla.
  2. Sapotaceae species:
  3. Manilkara zapota, sapodilla, naseberry, native to Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Belize, and possibly El Salvador.
  4. Pouteria campechiana, yellow sapote, native to Mexico and Central America.
  5. Pouteria sapota, mamey sapote, from southern Mexico to northern South America.
  6. Pouteria viridis, green sapote, native to lowland southern Mexico.
  7. Ebenaceae species:
  8. Diospyros digyna, black sapote, from eastern Mexico south to Colombia.
  9. Diospyros texana, chapote, is native to the lower Rio Grande valley region in Texas and Mexico.
  10. Rutaceae species
  11. Rutaceae species:
  12. Casimiroa edulis, white sapote, native to northern and central Mexico, Costa Rica, El Salvador and Guatemala.

Examples

“Besides, the theater gives him a rush that can only be equaled by, perhaps, the healthy fruiting of a white sapote.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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