nispero
noun
ni·spe·ro
ˈnēspəˌrō
plural -s
1
: any of various plants of the genus Achras found in Spanish America
especially : sapodilla
2
: loquat
Word History
Etymology
American Spanish níspero, from Spanish, medlar, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin nespilus, from Latin mespilus, mespilum, from Greek mespilon
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