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Where does “chayote” come from?

chayote (English) comes from Spanish chayote, from Classical Nahuatl chayohtli.

chayote (English): "Sechium edule", a tropical American perennial...

Definitions

  1. "Sechium edule", a tropical American perennial...

Ancestry of “chayote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishchayotechayote
2Classical Nahuatlchayohtli—
Every word from Classical Nahuatl chayohtli →