mesplen.

Brit.

/ˈmɛspl/, U.S.

/ˈmɛsp(ə)l/, Caribbean English

/ˈmɛspl/

Origin: Probably a borrowing from Dutch. Etymon: Dutch mispel.

Etymology: Probably < Dutch mispel medlar (see mespil n.; perhaps via Dutch Creole); with the semantic shift compare the synonymous Caribbean English naseberry n. < a word in Spanish or Portuguese meaning ‘medlar’.

Caribbean.

= sapodilla n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > tropical or exotic fruit-tree or -plant > of tropical America > sapodilla-tree

naseberry1679

sapodilla1697

sapodilla-tree1697

sapota1760

nispero1858

mesple1978

1978 H. Tiwoni in S. Clarke New Planet 24 Let me show you how to climb The tamarrind tree, plum tree, Guava tree, mesple tree.

1981 L. Valls What a Pistarckle! 80/2 Mesple, the sapodilla tree (Manilkara zapota) or fruit. Main source of chewing gum.

1991 R. A. Schrader Kallaloo 94 He made a rum still and used hog plum and mesple to make good home-brew rum.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mesple
释义	mesplen. Brit. /ˈmɛspl/, U.S. /ˈmɛsp(ə)l/, Caribbean English /ˈmɛspl/ Origin: Probably a borrowing from Dutch. Etymon: Dutch mispel. Etymology: Probably < Dutch mispel medlar (see mespil n.; perhaps via Dutch Creole); with the semantic shift compare the synonymous Caribbean English naseberry n. < a word in Spanish or Portuguese meaning ‘medlar’. Caribbean. = sapodilla n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > tropical or exotic fruit-tree or -plant > of tropical America > sapodilla-tree naseberry1679 sapodilla1697 sapodilla-tree1697 sapota1760 nispero1858 mesple1978 1978 H. Tiwoni in S. Clarke New Planet 24 Let me show you how to climb The tamarrind tree, plum tree, Guava tree, mesple tree. 1981 L. Valls What a Pistarckle! 80/2 Mesple, the sapodilla tree (Manilkara zapota) or fruit. Main source of chewing gum. 1991 R. A. Schrader Kallaloo 94 He made a rum still and used hog plum and mesple to make good home-brew rum. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1978
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