Definitions For Chayote

Noun

image:sechium edule dsc07767.jpg, thumb, 250px, right, chayote CHAYOTE. (countable and uncountable, plural CHAYOTEs) sechium edule, a tropical American perennial herbaceous vine having tendrils, tuberous roots, and a green, pear-shaped fruit cooked as a vegetable. The fruit of this plant.

Synonyms

choko, chocho, christophine, mirliton (sense 1), vegetable pear, pear squash

Derived terms

Chayote mosaic virus

Translations

Finnish: kajottikurpitsa, sc=Cyrl French: chayotte, f, {{qualifier, French Antilles}} christophine, f, {{qualifier, Réunion}} chouchou, m, séchion, m German: Stachelgurke, f Portuguese: chuchuzeiro, m, -de-chuchu, m Russian: чайо́т, m Spanish: chayotera, f Arabic: شَابُوث طَعَامِيّ Burmese: ဂေါ်ရခါးသီး Chinese: : Cantonese: 合掌瓜 (hap6 zoeng2 gwaa1), 佛手瓜 (fat6 sau2 gwaa1) : Hakka: 香櫞瓜}}, {{t, hak, 香橼瓜 (hiông-yèn-kôa) : Mandarin: 佛手瓜, tr=fóshǒuguā, 合掌瓜, tr=hézhǎngguā, 合手瓜 (héshǒuguā), 香櫞瓜}}, 香橼瓜 (xiāngyuánguā) {{qualifier, regional, 佛手, tr=fóshǒu, 隼人瓜 (sǔnrénguā, zhǔnrénguā) : Min Dong: 香櫞瓜}}, 香橼瓜 (hiŏng-iòng-guă), {{t-check, cdo, 香櫞, {{t-check, cdo, 香橼, tr=hiŏng-iòng}}, 佛手瓜 (hŭk-chiū-guă) : Min Nan: 佛手瓜 (hu̍t-chhiú-koe), 香櫞瓜}}, {{t, nan, 香橼瓜 (hiuⁿ-îⁿ-koe) Finnish: kajottikurpitsa, sc=Cyrl French: chayotte, f, {{qualifier, French Antilles}} christophine, f, {{qualifier, Réunion}} chouchou, m, séchion, m German: Chayote, f, Stachelgurke, f Greek: τσακάλι Indonesian: labu siam, labu jepang, labu, waluh Japanese: ハヤトウリ (hayatouri, sc=Jpan) Korean: 차요테, sc=Kore Persian: چوچو (kuku) Portuguese: chuchu, m, machucho, m, caiota, f, pimpinela, f Russian: чайо́т, m Spanish: chayote, m Tagalog: sayote Telugu: బెంగుళూరు వంకాయ Thai: ฟักแม้ว (fák máew), ซายองเต้ (sayongte) Urdu: چچیو, f Vietnamese: su su {{checktrans-top}} Japanese: ハヤトウリ (hayatouri) Vietnamese: su su, su#vietnamese, su

Etymology

From {{bor, en, es, chayote}}, from {{der, en, nci, chayohtli}}.

Is Chayote a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
15
Words with Friends
14

The word Chayote is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends

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