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chayote

/t͡ʃɑˈjoʊti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.41 in modern English

Syllables
chay-ote
IPA
/t͡ʃɑˈjoʊti/
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Sicyos edulis, a tropical American perennial herbaceous vine having tendrils, tuberous roots, and a green, pear-shaped fruit cooked as a vegetable.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The fruit of this plant.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Spanish chayote, from Classical Nahuatl chayohtli.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: chayote, chayohtli

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /t͡ʃɑˈjoʊti/
  • British English: /tʃaɪˈəʊti/

Usage

Inflected Forms

chayotes (plural)

Phrases

Chayote mosaic virus

Synonyms

mirliton choko chocho christophine vegetable pear pear squash mango squash güisquil

Questions

How do you pronounce chayote?
The recorded pronunciation is /t͡ʃɑˈjoʊti/.
What does chayote mean?
Sicyos edulis, a tropical American perennial herbaceous vine having tendrils, tuberous roots, and a green, pear-shaped fruit cooked as a vegetable.
Where does chayote come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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