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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From French christophine.
Noun
christophine (plural christophines)
- chayote
2003, Giséle Pineau, Macadam dreams, page 57:No, the Almighty never told black folks to eat christophines every blessed day!
2005, Lona Gray, Caught by the Lure of the Sea, page 217:He asked Ras why the green christophine vegetables we bought from him didn't ripen into the creamy white color we have come to expect from christophine.
French
Etymology
From Christophe + -ine, referring to the Caribbean island of Saint Kitts where the plant is endemic. Attested as cristophine from 1827.
Pronunciation
Noun
christophine f (plural christophines)
- (French Antilles, French Guiana) chayote, christophine (Sechium edule)
- Synonyms: chayotte, (Réunion) chouchou, (Madagascar, New Caledonia, French Polynesia) chouchoute, (Haiti, Louisiana) mirliton
References
- ^ Oxford English Dictionary, Third Edition, March 2020, published online at OED Online