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christophine

christophine noun: chayote.

Noun

christophine (plural christophines)

  1. chayote
    • No, the Almighty never told black folks to eat christophines every blessed day!2003, Giséle Pineau, Macadam dreams, page 57
    • He asked Ras why the green christophine vegetables we bought from him didn't ripen into the creamy white color we have come to expect from christophine.2005, Lona Gray, Caught by the Lure of the Sea, page 217

Forms of christophine

pluralchristophines
alternative formchristophene

Origin of christophine

From French christophine.

Questions about christophine

What does christophine mean?
Christophine means chayote.
What part of speech is christophine?
Christophine is a noun.
What is the plural of christophine?
The plural of christophine is christophines.

Words near christophine in the dictionary

  1. Christophersons
  2. Christophile
  3. Christophiles
  4. Christophilia
  5. Christophilic
  6. christophine
  7. christophines
  8. Christophobe
  9. Christophobes
  10. Christophobia
  11. Christophobic

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