chilacayote

English

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl; see below.

Noun

chilacayote (plural chilacayotes)

Any of species Cucurbita ficifolia of squashes native to and domesticated in the New World, cultivated worldwide in warm climates.
Synonyms: seven-year melon, fig-leaf gourd, Asian pumpkin, black seed squash, Malabar gourd

See also

chilaca

References

chilacayote on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Cucurbita ficifolia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Cucurbita ficifolia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl tzilacāyohtli.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /t͡ʃilakaˈʝote/ [t͡ʃi.la.kaˈʝo.t̪e]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /t͡ʃilakaˈʃote/ [t͡ʃi.la.kaˈʃo.t̪e]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /t͡ʃilakaˈʒote/ [t͡ʃi.la.kaˈʒo.t̪e]

Rhymes: -ote
Syllabification: chi‧la‧ca‧yo‧te

Noun

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

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

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