sapodilla

 
Pronunciation: /ˌsapəˈdɪlə/

noun

  • a large evergreen tropical American tree which has edible fruit and hard durable wood and yields chicle.
    • Manilkara zapota, family Sapotaceae
  • (also sapodilla plum) the sweet brownish bristly fruit of the sapodilla.

Origin:

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