隼人瓜

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
はや
Jinmeiyō

Grade: 1
うり
Jinmeiyō
nanori irregular kun'yomi
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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

(はや)()(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).