Xocotl is the generic

Nahuatl language Nahuatl (; ), Aztec, or Mexicano is a language or, by some definitions, a group of languages of the Uto-Aztecan language family. Varieties of Nahuatl are spoken by about Nahua peoples, most of whom live mainly in Central Mexico and have small ...

classification for sour or acidic fruit, used in the names of many species of fruit tree including ''atoya-xocotl'' (flowing stream plum), ''maza-xocotl'' (deer plum), ''atoya-xocotl'' (large plum ciruela) ''te-xocotl'' (yellow or red hawberries), ''xal-xocotl'' (sand plum or

guava Guava () is a common tropical fruit cultivated in many tropical and subtropical regions. The common guava '' Psidium guajava'' (lemon guava, apple guava) is a small tree in the myrtle family (Myrtaceae), native to Mexico, Central America, ...

), and ''coua-xocotl'' (serpent fruit), but also used in particular for

jocote ''Spondias purpura'' is a species of flowering plant in the cashew family, Anacardiaceae, that is native to tropical regions of the Americas, from Mexico to Brazil. It is also very common in most of the Caribbean islands. It is commonly known as ...

(''Spondias purpurea'').

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Edible fruits Mesoamerican cuisine {{mesoamerica-stub es:Xócotl