隼人瓜

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
はや
Jinmeiyō

Grade: 1
うり
Jinmeiyō
nanori irregular kun'yomi
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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ha̠ja̠to̞ɯ̟ɾʲi]

Noun

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(はや)()(うり) or 隼人瓜(ハヤトウリ) (hayato uri

  1. chayote, Sechium edule

Usage notes

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