christophine

English

Alternative forms

• christophene

Etymology

From French christophine.

Noun

christophine (plural christophines)

1. 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

• IPA^(key): /kʁis.tɔ.fin/

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Noun

christophine f (plural christophines)

1. (French Antilles, French Guiana) chayote, christophine (Sechium edule)

   Synonyms: chayotte, (Réunion) chouchou, (Madagascar, New Caledonia, French Polynesia) chouchoute, (Haiti, Louisiana) mirliton