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