CHAYOTE


Meaning of CHAYOTE in English

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

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