chayote
/tʃaɪˈəʊti/US/t͡ʃɑˈjoʊti/
chayote noun: sicyos edulis, a tropical American perennial herbaceous vine having tendrils, tuberous roots, and a green, pear-shaped fruit cooked as a vegetable.
Noun
chayote (countable and uncountable, plural chayotes)
- Sicyos edulis, a tropical American perennial herbaceous vine having tendrils, tuberous roots, and a green, pear-shaped fruit cooked as a vegetable.
- Synonyms:
- mirliton
- The fruit of this plant.
chayote meaning in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Assamese
chayote in Tamil
- fruit
- சௌசௌ caucau
chayote in Telugu
- fruit
- బెంగుళూరు వంకాయ beṅguḷūru vaṅkāya
chayote in Malayalam
- plant
- ചൊച്ചക്ക coccakka
- fruit
- ചൊച്ചക്ക coccakka, ചൗചൗ caucau
chayote in Assamese
- fruit
- ইস্কচ iskos
More languagesFewer languages
- chayote in Tagalog
- sayote
- chayote in Arabic
- شَايُوت šāyūt
- chayote in Indonesian
- labu siam, labu jepang, labu, waluh
- chayote in Persian
- چایوت čâyut
- chayote in Thai
- ฟักแม้ว fák-mɛ́ɛo, ซายองเต้ saa-yɔɔng-dtêe
- chayote in Vietnamese
- su su, su le
- chayote in Myanmar
- ဂေါ်ရခါးပင် gaura.hka:pang, ဂေါ်ရခါးသီး gaura.hka:si:
Synonyms of chayote
- mirliton
- choko
- chocho
- christophine
- vegetable pear
- pear squash
- mango squash
- güisquil
Forms of chayote
| plural | chayotes |
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Origin of chayote
From Spanish chayote, from Classical Nahuatl chayohtli.
Words formed from chayote
- Chayote mosaic virus
Questions about chayote
- What does chayote mean?
- Chayote means sicyos edulis, a tropical American perennial herbaceous vine having tendrils, tuberous roots, and a green, pear-shaped fruit cooked as a vegetable.
- What is chayote in Tamil?
- Chayote in Tamil is சௌசௌ (caucau). See Chayote meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is chayote?
- Chayote is a noun.
- How do you pronounce chayote?
- Chayote is pronounced /t͡ʃɑˈjoʊti/ (US).
- What is the plural of chayote?
- The plural of chayote is chayotes.
Words near chayote in the dictionary
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