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sapodillaOne entry found. 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
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