chayoten.
/tʃʌɪˈəʊti/, U.S. /tʃaɪˈoʊdi/ Chiefly U.S.
A vine, Sechium edule, native to tropical America and cultivated elsewhere for its fruit; the succulent squash-like fruit of this vine. Also called chocho.
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chayote1884
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choko1902
1884 tr. A. de Candolle Orig. Cultivated Plants 274 The chayote was not cultivated in Cayenne ten years ago.
1884 Internat. Health Exhib. Official Catal. 159/1 Farinaceous Roots and Fruits.—Red Batata, Fruits of Chayota.
1889 in Cent. Dict. Cheyote.
1975 E. L. Ortiz Caribbean Cooking (1977) 217 Many islands make a mock applesauce from papaya..or from chayote (christophene).
1986 B. Fussell I hear Amer. Cooking ii. 97 The products of the land are..plants like..mirlitons, which others call ‘chayotes’.
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