What is another word for sapote?

Pronunciation: [sˈapə͡ʊt] (IPA)

The word sapote is often used to refer to a tropical fruit that grows in Central and South America. This fruit is known for its sweet, custard-like flesh and is an excellent source of vitamins and minerals. However, there are several other words that can be used to describe this fruit, such as mamey, zapote or nispero. These synonyms are often used interchangeably with sapote, depending on the region and local customs. Whether you know it as sapote or by any of its synonyms, there is no denying that this delicious fruit is a popular treat enjoyed by many around the world.

Synonyms for Sapote:

What are the hypernyms for Sapote?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    Fruits, tropical fruits, fleshy fruits, edible plants.

Usage examples for Sapote

It was ten feet long, one foot nine inches broad, and ten inches thick, of sapote wood, enormously heavy and unwieldy.
"Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I."
John L. Stephens
Along the base, or rather about twenty feet up the mound, and probably once reached by a staircase, now ruined, is a range of curious apartments, nearly choked up with rubbish, and with the sapote beams still in their places over the door.
"Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I."
John L. Stephens
The sapote beams are still in their places, and the interior is divided into two apartments; the outer one fifteen feet wide, seven feet deep, and nineteen feet high, and the inner one twelve feet wide, four feet deep, and eleven feet high.
"Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I."
John L. Stephens

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