Zapotilla

Japanese: zapotilla
Zapotilla

...There is also a theory that the name comes from sabon (soap) or sabontei (soap style) because the oil was removed from the stem. The nickname of the Mexican fruit sapote is zapotilla, which is similar to the early Japanese name sapote, so it is thought that sapote was mistaken for the fruit of the prickly pear cactus. [Hiroshi Yuasa]
[Mexican flag]
The Mexican flag has an eagle holding a snake in its mouth, perched on a prickly pear cactus (known locally as nopal) in the centre.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "zapotilla" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…茎で油を落としたので,サボン(セッケン)あるいはサボンテイ(セッケン体)から由来したとする説もある。メキシコの果物サポテの愛称はサポチラzapotillaで,初期の和名サッホウサチラに似るところからサポテとウチワサボテンの果実を取り違えたとも考えられる。【湯浅 浩史】
[メキシコ国旗]
 メキシコの国旗の中央にはウチワサボテン(現地ではノパルnopalと呼んでいる)の上にヘビをくわえたワシがとまっている図が描かれている。…

※「zapotilla」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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