Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "sapota" tana nufin 'ya'yan itace na wurare masu zafi wanda kuma aka sani da "chikoo" ko "naseberry". 'Ya'yan itãcen marmari suna da siffar zagaye ko murabba'i, tare da launin ruwan kasa ko launin yashi da ɗanɗano mai daɗi, mai ɗanɗano a ciki wanda galibi ana ci danye. Sunan kimiyya na sapota shine Manilkara zapota, kuma asalinsa ne a Mexico, Amurka ta tsakiya, da kuma sassan Kudancin Amurka.