transcription, транскрипция: [ chī-ˈyō-tē, chē-, -(ˌ)tā ]
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