CHILACAYOTE


Meaning of CHILACAYOTE in English

noun

or chi·li·co·jo·te ˌchiləkəˈyōd.ē

( -s )

Etymology: American Spanish, from Nahuatl tzilakayútli, perhaps from tzilak smooth + ayútli gourd

1. : any of several gourds of Mexico and the southwestern United States (as Echinocystis fabacea, E. marah, Cucurbita ficifolia, and C. foetidissima ) or their fruits

2. : the pulp of a chilacayote fruit

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