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vegetable pear

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cha⋅yo⋅te

[chahy-oh-tee]
–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.
Also, choyote.


Origin:
1885–90, Americanism; < MexSp < Nahuatl chayohtli
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