First Known Use: 1887
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chayote
noun cha·yo·te \chī-ˈyō-tē, chē-, -(ˌ)tā\
Definition of CHAYOTE
: 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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Origin of CHAYOTE
Spanish, from Nahuatl chayohtli
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