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chayote

chayote

See also: chayota

English

Noun

chayote

chayote ‎(plural chayotes)

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

Synonyms

choko, christophine, vegetable pear, pear squash

Translations

plant

Finnish: kajottikurpitsa
French: chayotte (fr) f, (French Antilles) christophine (fr) f, (Réunion) chouchou (fr) m, séchion (fr) m
German: Stachelgurke f

Portuguese: chuchuzeiro m, pé-de-chuchu m
Russian: чайо́т m ‎(čajót) "Não"
Spanish: chayotera f

fruit

Chinese:

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

Hakka: 香櫞瓜, 香橼瓜 ‎(hiông-yèn-kôa)

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

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

Min Nan: 佛手瓜 ‎(hu̍t-chhiú-koe), 香櫞瓜 ‎(hiuⁿ-îⁿ-koe)
Finnish: kajottikurpitsa
French: chayotte (fr) f, (French Antilles) christophine (fr) f, (Réunion) chouchou (fr) m, séchion (fr) m

German: Chayote f, Stachelgurke f
Japanese: ハヤトウリ ‎(hayatouri)
Korean: 차요테 ‎(chayote)
Portuguese: chuchu (pt) m, machucho m, caiota f, pimpinela (pt) f
Russian: чайо́т m ‎(čajót)
Spanish: chayote m
Tagalog: sayote
Telugu: బెంగుళూరు వంకాయ (te) ‎(beṃguḷūru vaṃkāya)
Thai: ฟักแม้ว ‎(fák máew), ซายองเต้ ‎(sayongte)
Vietnamese: su su (vi)

Spanish

Alternative forms

chayota (Venezuela)

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl chayohtli.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tʃa.ˈʝo.te/
Rhymes: -ote

Noun

chayote m ‎(plural chayotes)

chayote

Derived terms

chayotera f

Descendants

English: chayote