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chayote

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Main Entry:
cha·yo·te 
          Listen to the pronunciation of chayote
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


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