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| cha·yo·te [ chaa yṓ tày ] (plural cha·yo·tes) |
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1. pear-shaped fruit: a pear-shaped, furrowed green or white gourd, cooked and eaten as a vegetable
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2. tropical climbing plant: a climbing plant of the gourd family that bears chayotes. Native to: tropical America. Latin name Sechium edule.
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| [Late 19th century. Via Spanish< Nahuatl chayotli] |
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