Where does “chilacayote” come from?

chilacayote (Spanish) comes from Classical Nahuatl tzilacāyohtli, from Classical Nahuatl āyohtli — gourd.

chilacayote (Spanish): a species of squash, "Cucurbita ficifolia"; any...

Definitions

  1. a species of squash, "Cucurbita ficifolia"; any...

Ancestry of “chilacayote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical NahuatltzilacāyohtliCucurbita ficifolia, a species of soft squash
2Classical Nahuatlāyohtligourd
Every word from Classical Nahuatl āyohtli →Every word from Classical Nahuatl tzilacāyohtli →