隼人瓜

Japanese

Kanji in this term
隼	人	瓜
はや Jinmeiyō	と Grade: 1	うり Jinmeiyō
nanori	irregular	kun'yomi

Etymology

From 隼人(はやと) (hayato) + 瓜(うり) (uri), alluding to its introduction via Kagoshima.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ha̠ja̠to̞ɯ̟ɾʲi]

Noun

隼(はや)人(と)瓜(うり) or 隼人瓜(ハヤトウリ) • (hayato uri) 

1. chayote, Sechium edule

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).