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Meaning of "sapodilla" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SAPODILLA

From Spanish zapotillo, diminutive of zapote sapodilla fruit, from Nahuatl tsapotl.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SAPODILLA

sapodilla  [ˌsæpəˈdɪlə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SAPODILLA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sapodilla is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SAPODILLA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

sapodilla

Manilkara zapota

Manilkara zapota, commonly known as the sapodilla, is a long-lived, evergreen tree native to southern Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. An example natural occurrence is in coastal Yucatán in the Petenes mangroves ecoregion, where it is a subdominant plant species. It was introduced to the Philippines during Spanish colonization. It is grown in large quantities in India, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Bangladesh and Mexico. The name "zapota" ultimately derives from the Nahuatl word tzapotl by way of the Spanish zapote.

Definition of sapodilla in the English dictionary

The definition of sapodilla in the dictionary is a large tropical American evergreen tree, Achras zapota, the latex of which yields chicle. Other definition of sapodilla is Also called: sapodilla plum. the edible brown rough-skinned fruit of this tree, which has a sweet yellowish pulp.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SAPODILLA


ala
ˈeɪlə
Anguilla
æŋˈɡwɪlə
cedilla
sɪˈdɪlə
codilla
kəʊˈdɪlə
condylar
ˈkɒndɪlə
granadilla
ˌɡrænəˈdɪlə
grenadilla
ˌɡrɛnəˈdɪlə
killer
ˈkɪlə
Manila
məˈnɪlə
miller
ˈmɪlə
retailer
ˈriːteɪlə
sabadilla
ˌsæbəˈdɪlə
serradilla
ˌserəˈdɪlə
similar
ˈsɪmɪlə
Taylor
ˈteɪlə
thriller
ˈθrɪlə
trailer
ˈtreɪlə
Tyler
ˈtaɪlə
Venezuela
ˌvɛnɪˈzweɪlə
villa
ˈvɪlə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SAPODILLA

sapling
saponaceous
saponaceousness
saponaria
saponated
saponifiable
saponification
saponified
saponifier
saponifies
saponify
saponin
saponine
saponite
sapor
saporific
saporous
sapota
sapotaceous
sapote

WORDS THAT END LIKE SAPODILLA

banderilla
barilla
Barranquilla
Castilla
chinchilla
flotilla
giant granadilla
gorilla
guerilla
guerrilla
manilla
mantilla
manzanilla
Melilla
quesadilla
seguidilla
Sevilla
tortilla
vanilla
zilla

Synonyms and antonyms of sapodilla in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sapodilla» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SAPODILLA

Find out the translation of sapodilla to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sapodilla from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sapodilla» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

人心果
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

zapote
570 millions of speakers

English

sapodilla
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Sapodilla
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

sapodilla
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

саподилла
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sapoti
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সফেদা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sapotille
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sapodilla
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sapodilla
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

サポジラ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사포 딜라
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sapodilla
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sapoche
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

sapodilla
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सेपोडिला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sapodilla
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sapodilla
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sapodilla
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

саподілла
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sapodilla
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

sapodilla
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sapodilla
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sapodilla
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sapodilla
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sapodilla

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SAPODILLA»

The term «sapodilla» is regularly used and occupies the 56.377 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SAPODILLA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sapodilla» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sapodilla» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sapodilla

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SAPODILLA»

Discover the use of sapodilla in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sapodilla and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Integrated Pest Management and the Use of Botanicals in Guyana
The fruits most often found infested in Guyana are guava, sapodilla, star apple and whytee. People frequently open a sapodilla fruit to find a rotting mess inside and a couple of fat wriggling "worms". The Sapodilla fruit fly attacks mainly ...
Richard William Hay Pluke, Dindyal Permaul, Gary L. Leibee, 1999
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The Encyclopedia of Fruit and Nuts
(1996) Fruit development and maturation of sapodilla cv. Subang. In: Proceedings of International Conference on Tropical Fruit, Vol. I, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 23—26 July 1996. Malaysian Agriculture Research and Development Institute, ...
Jules Janick, Robert E. Paull, 2008
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Exotic Foods: A Kitchen and Garden Guide
In addition, the sapodilla has few insect or fungus enemies.The Mediterranean and Mexican fruit flies are the two most troublesome pests. Sapodilla can be grown from seed, but for early production it should be budded like the mango.
Marian Van Atta, 2002
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Territorial Disputes and Resource Management: A Global Handbook
It has an area of 12,700 ha, including a total of eight cays (Franks, Nicholas, Lime , Tom Owen's, Northeast Sapodilla, Hunting, Ragged ... With its thick coconut forest, and pristine beaches, Hunting Cay is one of the gems of the Sapodilla Cays.
Rongxing Guo, 2006
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Sapodilla Terrace
But above all, I am interested in people, male relationships in particular, and how the 'outside child' remains a deep-rooted West Indian constant that you can't put out of the house." Cynthia James. 2006
Cynthia James, 2006
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United States Import Statistics for Agricultural ...
Sapodilla,. fresh. or. prepared. or. preserved**. 1468700 CASHEW APPLES,ETC FROR PRES (LB) (See Cashew ... Sapodilla,. jelly. or. jam**. 1530200 CASHEW APPLE, MANGO JELLY (LB) (See Cashew apple, jelly or jam under Cashew) ...
‎1988
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Encyclopedia of Foods: A Guide to Healthy Nutrition
SAPODILLA. The sapodilla is nearly round and about 2 to 4 inches in diameter. Its thin, brownish skin is easy to peel when the fruit is ripe. The translucent flesh has TAMARIND The tamarind is a brown, flat, irregularly curved pod. a sweet ...
Experts from Dole Food Company, Experts from The Mayo Clinic, Experts from UCLA Center for H, 2002
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Contributions from the United States National Herbarium
These differences are really more significant than those that are usually enumerated as botanical characters, such as the greater number of carpels in the sapodilla and the more numerous sepals in the sapote. Such characters are subject to ...
‎1916
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Report on a Collection of Plants from the Pinacate Region of ...
The seeds of the sapodilla are many times smaller, strongly compressed, and with a relatively short, narrow hilum. These difi"erences are really more significant than those that are usually enumerated as botanical characters, such as the ...
Joseph Nelson Rose, Paul Carpenter Standley, 1912
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Tropical Trees of Florida and the Virgin Islands: A Guide to ...
Form. Sapodilla is an attractive, upright tree, its crown pyramidal when young, becoming round and broad when older. Open-grown trees reach 60 ft. (18 m) in height, but with forest competition forcing upward growth to reach sunlight, they may ...
T. Kent Kirk, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SAPODILLA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sapodilla is used in the context of the following news items.
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Aunt of murdered West Palm Beach teen: 'It's a battle'
View of a memorial set up at the scene of a shooting Tuesday afternoon, near the corner of North Sapodilla Avenue and Palm Beach Lakes Blvd., Wednesday ... «Palm Beach Post, Jul 15»
2
Witnesses sought in West Palm Beach fatal shooting
Family members and friends of the shooting victim consoled each other as police investigators focused on a stretch of North Sapodilla Avenue, near Palm Beach ... «Palm Beach Post, Jul 15»
3
Update: West Palm shooting victims identified
Officers responded to reports of a shooting at 11 p.m. on 5th Street near N Sapodilla Avenue, city police spokeswoman Lori Colombino said. Update: West Palm ... «Palm Beach Post, Jul 15»
4
14 held, four guns seized
The officers searched several homes along Sapodilla Trace where they arrested seven people for gun-related offences and a suspect for murder. At Halls Lane ... «Trinidad Guardian, Jul 15»
5
Farm to Fork: Sapodillas from ECHO Global Farm
Among the tropical fruits sold at ECHO are sapodilla fruits (Manilkara zapota). Sapodillas are slow-growing trees native to the Yucatan peninsula. The light ... «The News-Press, May 15»
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Does Your Chewing Gum Lose its Flavor on the Bedpost Overnight?
If you believe that chewing gum is from the imagination of Willy Wonka then let me take you on an interesting journey of the Sapodilla tree and the Maya, ... «WOUB, May 15»
7
2 men shot overnight in West Palm Beach
Two men were found shot overnight at 14th Street and North Sapodilla Avenue in West Palm Beach, according to police. The shooting was reported just after 1 ... «WPTV.com, Apr 15»
8
Teen accused in shooting of girl faces judge
The 17-year-old is accused of shooting a 13-year-old girl last week in the 800 block of Sapodilla Avenue. Watch the story. Authorities with the West Palm Beach ... «WPBF West Palm Beach, Mar 15»
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Juvenile struck by stray bullet in West Palm Beach
Police say the incident happened shortly after 9 p.m. in the 800 block of North Sapodilla Avenue. The juvenile was transported as a trauma patient to St. Mary's ... «WPTV.com, Mar 15»
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Exotics importer steps up supply of sapodillas
Exotics importer Toucan Fruit is stepping up its supply of sapodillas for the UK market. While the Indian variety of sapodilla - which is described as having a taste ... «Fruitnet, Jan 15»

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