单词 | chayote |
释义 | chayote[ chahy-oh-tee ] / tʃaɪˈoʊ ti / nouna tropical American vine, Sechium edule, of the gourd family, having triangular leaves and small, white flowers. the green or white, furrowed, usually pear-shaped, edible fruit of this plant. Also choyote. Also called christophene, mirliton, vegetable pear. Origin of chayote1885–90, Americanism;<Mexican Spanish <Nahuatl chayohtli Words nearby chayotechavurah, chaw, chawk, chay, Chayefsky, chayote, chazan, chazerei, Ch.B., ChD, Ch.E. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for chayote
British Dictionary definitions for chayotechayote / (tʃɑːˈjəʊteɪ, tʃaɪˈəʊtɪ) / nouna tropical American cucurbitaceous climbing plant, Sechium edule, that has edible pear-shaped fruit enclosing a single enormous seed the fruit of this plant, which is cooked and eaten as a vegetable Word Origin for chayotefrom Spanish, from Nahuatl chayotli Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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