chilacayote
English edit
Etymology edit
From Classical Nahuatl; see below.
Noun edit
chilacayote (plural chilacayotes)
- Any of species Cucurbita ficifolia of squashes native to and domesticated in the New World, cultivated worldwide in warm climates.
See also edit
References edit
- chilacayote on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Cucurbita ficifolia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Cucurbita ficifolia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl tzilacāyohtli.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ote
- Syllabification: chi‧la‧ca‧yo‧te
Noun edit
chilacayote m (plural chilacayotes)
- any of species Cucurbita ficifolia of squashes
- any of several other species of wild gourd-like plants, such as Marah macrocarpus or Cucurbita foetidissima
Further reading edit
- “chilacayote”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014