chayote

See also: chayota

English

Etymology

From Spanish chayote, from Classical Nahuatl chayohtli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʃɑˈjoʊti/
• IPA^(key): /ˈtʃeɪəʊti/

Noun

chayote

chayote (countable and uncountable, plural chayotes)

1. Sechium edule, a tropical American perennial herbaceous vine having tendrils, tuberous roots, and a green, pear-shaped fruit cooked as a vegetable.
2. The fruit of this plant.

Synonyms

• choko, chocho, christophine, mirliton (sense 1), vegetable pear, pear squash

Translations

plant

• Finnish: kajottikurpitsa (fi)
• French: chayotte (fr) f, (French Antilles) christophine (fr) f, (Réunion) chouchou (fr) m, séchion (fr) m
• German: Stachelgurke f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Portuguese: chuchuzeiro m, pé-de-chuchu m
• Russian: чайо́т m (čajót)
• Spanish: chayotera f

fruit

• Arabic: شَابُوث طَعَامِيّ (šābūṯ ṭaʕāmiyy)
• Burmese: ဂေါ်ရခါးသီး (gaura.hka:si:)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 合掌瓜 (hap⁶ zoeng² gwaa¹), 佛手瓜 (fat⁶ sau² gwaa¹)

  Hakka: 香櫞瓜／香橼瓜, 香橼瓜 (hiông-yèn-kôa)

  Mandarin: 佛手瓜 (zh) (fóshǒuguā), 合掌瓜 (zh) (hézhǎngguā), 合手瓜 (héshǒuguā), 香櫞瓜／香橼瓜, 香橼瓜 (xiāngyuánguā) (regional), 佛手 (zh) (fóshǒu), 隼人瓜 (sǔnrénguā, zhǔnrénguā)

  Min Dong: 香櫞瓜／香橼瓜, 香橼瓜 (hiŏng-iòng-guă), ^{(please verify)} 香櫞／香橼 (hiŏng-iòng), ^{(please verify)} 香橼 (hiŏng-iòng), 佛手瓜 (hŭk-chiū-guă)

  Min Nan: 佛手瓜 (hu̍t-chhiú-koe), 香櫞瓜／香橼瓜, 香橼瓜 (hiuⁿ-îⁿ-koe)

• Finnish: kajottikurpitsa (fi)
• French: chayotte (fr) f, (French Antilles) christophine (fr) f, (Réunion) chouchou (fr) m, séchion (fr) m
• German: Chayote f, Stachelgurke f
• Greek: τσακάλι (el) (tsakáli)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Japanese: ハヤトウリ (hayatouri)
• Korean: 차요테 (chayote)
• Persian: چوچو (kuku)
• Portuguese: chuchu (pt) m, machucho (pt) m, caiota f, pimpinela (pt) f
• Russian: чайо́т m (čajót)
• Spanish: chayote m
• Tagalog: sayote
• Telugu: బెంగుళూరు వంకాయ (te) (beṅguḷūru vaṅkāya)
• Thai: ฟักแม้ว (fák máew), ซายองเต้ (sayongte)
• Urdu: چچیو f (ccyo)
• Vietnamese: su su (vi)

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• Japanese: ハヤトウリ (hayatouri)
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• Vietnamese: su su (vi), su

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Spanish

Alternative forms

• chayota (Venezuela)

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl chayohtli.

Pronunciation

•  

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaˈʝote/ [t͡ʃaˈʝo.t̪e]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /t͡ʃaˈʝote/ [t͡ʃaˈʝo.t̪e]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /t͡ʃaˈʃote/ [t͡ʃaˈʃo.t̪e]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /t͡ʃaˈʒote/ [t͡ʃaˈʒo.t̪e]

• Rhymes: -ote

Noun

chayote m (plural chayotes)

1. chayote

Derived terms

• chayotera f

Descendants

• → English: chayote