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chayote

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • US: /t͡ʃɑˈjoʊti/
  • UK: /tʃaɪˈəʊti/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Sicyos edulis, a tropical American perennial herbaceous vine having tendrils, tuberous roots, and a green, pear-shaped fruit cooked as a vegetable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mirliton

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The fruit of this plant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Spanish chayote, from Classical Nahuatl chayohtli.

Across languages

Translations

75 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: чайот (čajot) — plant
  • Bulgarian: чучу (čuču) — plant
  • Bulgarian: мексиканска краставица (meksikanska krastavica) — plant
  • Burmese: ဂေါ်ရခါးပင် (gaura.hka:pang) — plant
  • Catalan: sequi — plant
  • Finnish: kajottikurpitsa — plant
  • French: chayotte — plant
  • French: christophine — plant
  • French: (Réunion) chouchou — plant
  • French: séchion — plant
  • German: Stachelgurke — plant
  • German: Chayote — plant
  • Malayalam: ചൊച്ചക്ക (coccakka) — plant
  • Polish: kolczoch — plant
  • Portuguese: chuchuzeiro — plant
  • Portuguese: pé-de-chuchu — plant
  • Russian: чайо́т (čajót) — plant
  • Spanish: chayotera — plant
  • Turkish: diken kabağı — plant
  • Vietnamese: su su — plant
  • Vietnamese: su le — plant
  • Arabic: شَايُوت (šāyūt) — fruit
  • Assamese: ইস্কচ (iskos) — fruit
  • Burmese: ဂေါ်ရခါးသီး (gaura.hka:si:) — fruit
  • Catalan: xaiot — fruit
  • Catalan: xaiota — fruit
  • Catalan: sequi — fruit
  • Chinese Cantonese: 合掌瓜 (hap6 zoeng2 gwaa1) — fruit
  • Chinese Cantonese: 佛手瓜 (fat6 sau2 gwaa1) — fruit
  • Eastern Min Chinese: 香櫞瓜 /香橼瓜 (hiŏng-iòng-guă) — fruit
  • Eastern Min Chinese: 佛手瓜 (hŭk-chiū-guă) — fruit
  • Hakka Chinese: 香櫞瓜 /香橼瓜 (hiông-yèn-kôa) — fruit
  • Chinese: 佛手瓜 (hu̍t-chhiú-koe) — fruit
  • Chinese: 香櫞瓜 /香橼瓜 (hiun-în-koe) — fruit
  • Chinese Mandarin: 佛手瓜 (fóshǒuguā) — fruit
  • Chinese Mandarin: 合掌瓜 (hézhǎngguā) — fruit
  • Chinese Mandarin: 合手瓜 (héshǒuguā) — fruit
  • Chinese Mandarin: 香櫞瓜 /香橼瓜 (xiāngyuánguā) — fruit
  • Chinese Mandarin: 佛手 (fóshǒu) — fruit
  • Chinese Mandarin: 隼人瓜 (sǔnrénguā, zhǔnrénguā) — fruit
  • Finnish: kajottikurpitsa — fruit
  • French: chayotte — fruit
  • French: christophine — fruit
  • French: (Réunion) chouchou — fruit
  • French: séchion — fruit
  • German: Chayote — fruit
  • German: Stachelgurke — fruit
  • Greek: τσακάλι (tsakáli) — fruit
  • Indonesian: labu siam — fruit
  • Indonesian: labu jepang — fruit
  • Indonesian: labu — fruit
  • Indonesian: waluh — fruit
  • Japanese: ハヤトウリ (hayatouri) — fruit
  • Japanese: チャヨテ (chayote) — fruit
  • Khmer: ស៊ូ (suu) — fruit
  • Korean: 차요테 (chayote) — fruit
  • Malayalam: ചൊച്ചക്ക (coccakka) — fruit
  • Malayalam: ചൗചൗ (caucau) — fruit
  • Persian: چایوت (čâyut) — fruit
  • Polish: kolczoch — fruit
  • Portuguese: chuchu — fruit
  • Portuguese: machucho — fruit
  • Portuguese: caiota — fruit
  • Portuguese: pimpinela — fruit
  • Russian: чайо́т (čajót) — fruit
  • Spanish: chayote — fruit
  • Spanish: tayota — fruit
  • Swedish: pärongurka — fruit
  • Tagalog: sayote — fruit
  • Telugu: బెంగుళూరు వంకాయ (beṅguḷūru vaṅkāya) — fruit
  • Thai: ฟักแม้ว (fák-mɛ́ɛo) — fruit
  • Thai: ซายองเต้ (saa-yɔɔng-dtêe) — fruit
  • Turkish: diken kabağı — fruit
  • Vietnamese: su su — fruit
  • Vietnamese: su le — fruit