chinchayote

English

Noun

chinchayote (plural chinchayotes)

1. The edible tuber of the chayote, Sechium edule.

Spanish

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl tzintli (“bottom”) +‎ chayutli (“chayote”)

Noun

chinchayote m (plural chinchayotes)

1. the edible tuber of the chayote

Further reading

• “chinchayote”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014