nisperoEtymologyFrom Spanish níspero (“medlar, loquat”), from Latin mespilum (“medlar”).nispero means The loquat, Eriobotrya japonica. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 92 out of 100.nounThe loquat, Eriobotrya japonica.The sapodilla, Manilkara zapota.