n.
Pronunciation: ch ī - ' y ō -t ē , ch ē -, -( ˌ )t ā
Function: noun
Etymology: Spanish, from Nahuatl chayohtli
Date: 1887
: the pear-shaped fruit of a West Indian annual vine ( Sechium edule ) of the gourd family that is widely cultivated as a vegetable also : the plant ― called also chayote squash christophene mirliton