Definitions for chayote

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chayote cha·yo·te

Spelling: [chahy-oh-tee]

IPA: /tʃaɪˈoʊ ti/

Chayote is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 176 anagrams from letters in chayote (acehoty).

Definitions for chayote

noun

1. a tropical American vine, Sechium edule, of the gourd family, having triangular leaves and small, white flowers.
2. the green or white, furrowed, usually pear-shaped, edible fruit of this plant.

Origin of chayote

1885-90, Americanism; Mexican Spanish Nahuatl chayohtli

Examples for chayote

The chayote was not cultivated in Cayenne ten years ago.1353 Nothing indicates an ancient cultivation in Brazil.