christophine
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French christophine.
Noun[edit]
christophine (plural christophines)
- chayote
- 2003, Giséle Pineau, Macadam dreams, page 57:
- No, the Almighty never told black folks to eat christophines every blessed day!
- 2005, Lona Gray, Caught by the Lure of the Sea, page 217:
- He asked Ras why the green christophine vegetables we bought from him didn't ripen into the creamy white color we have come to expect from christophine.
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Christophe + -ine, referring to the Caribbean island of Saint Kitts where the plant is endemic. Attested as cristophine from 1827.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
christophine f (plural christophines)
- (French Antilles, French Guiana) chayote, christophine (Sechium edule)
- Synonyms: chayotte, (Réunion) chouchou, (Madagascar, New Caledonia, French Polynesia) chouchoute, (Haiti, Louisiana) mirliton
References[edit]
- ^ Oxford English Dictionary, Third Edition, March 2020, published online at OED Online
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