A type of cherry or cherry-like fruit tree native to Mexico and Central America.
From Nahuatl (Aztec language) capol or capulli, referring to the native fruit-bearing tree. The word entered Spanish and then English through colonial contact in Mesoamerica.
The capuli cherry has been cultivated by indigenous Mesoamerican peoples for over 3,000 years, and the fruit is so beloved in Mexico that it's featured in regional dishes, jams, and traditional medicine—yet it's virtually unknown outside Latin America!
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