Main Entry: cha·yo·te

Pronunciation: \chī-ˈyō-tē, chē-, -(ˌ)tā\

Function: 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