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Definition of "zapote" []

  • The name of a number of fruits more or less spherical in form containing sweet edible pulp, and also of the trees which bear them. Also written sapote. See the following. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

Use "zapote" in a sentence
  • "The green-skin zapote is known in English as the custard apple."
  • "The most common zapote is green on the outside, creamy white on the inside, and tastes like a cross between a peach, a strawberry, and a banana."
  • "Mamey fruit (sometime referred to as "zapote") is large and round, has brown skin and a fleshy orange pulp."