Main Entry: sap·o·dil·la

Pronunciation: \ˌsa-pə-ˈdi-lə, -ˈdē-yə\

Function: noun

Etymology: Spanish zapotillo, diminutive of zapote sapodilla fruit, from Nahuatl tzapotl

Date: 1697

: a tropical American evergreen tree (Manilkara zapota syn. Achras zapota of the family Sapotaceae, the sapodilla family) with hard reddish wood, a latex that yields chicle, and a rough-skinned brownish fruit with sweet flesh; also : its fruit

[sapodilla illustration]