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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieschayote
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /tʃaˈʝo.te/
"Compré chayote fresco en el mercado local."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An edible pear-shaped green fruit of a tropical American climbing plant of the gourd family, eaten as a vegetable.
"She prepared a refreshing salad using freshly sliced chayote and lime juice." - 2
The perennial vine that produces the chayote fruit, characterized by tendrils and broad leaves.
"The backyard trellis was completely covered by a sprawling chayote vine."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word chayote is derived from the Classical Nahuatl word 'hizayotli', meaning 'squash-like'. It entered the English language via Mexican Spanish 'chayote' during the 19th century as the cultivation of the edible gourd spread globally from Mesoamerica.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Chayote" is said worldwide
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chayote
Transliteration: /ʃa.jɔt/
"Le gratin de chayote est un plat délicieux."
Chayote
Transliteration: /tʃaˈjoːtə/
"Chayote wird oft in Eintöpfen verwendet."
chayote
Transliteration: /tʃaˈjɔ.te/
"Il chayote è un ortaggio molto versatile."
chayote
Transliteration: /tʃaˈʝo.te/
"Compré chayote fresco en el mercado local."
chuchu
Transliteration: /ʃuˈʃu/
"O chuchu refogado é um acompanhamento leve."
चायोटे
Transliteration: chayote
"चायोटे एक प्रकार की हरी सब्जी है।"
佛手瓜
Transliteration: fó shǒu guā
"佛手瓜可以清炒也可以做汤。"
차이오테
Transliteration: chaiote
"차이오테는 아삭한 식감이 특징입니다."
ハヤトウリ
Transliteration: hayatouri
Script: 隼人瓜
"ハヤトウリは漬物にすると美味しいです。"
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