chayote
chayote — noun
- chayotesingular
- chayotesplural
1. the fruit of a tropical vine, shaped like a large pear with light-green skin, gr
the fruit of a tropical vine, shaped like a large pear with light-green skin, grown for cooking in savoury dishes such as soups, stir-fries, and salads rather than being eaten raw like most fruit.
Aunt Lin sliced two chayotes and stir-fried them with minced garlic and ginger for a quick weeknight dinner.
stir-fry + with [ingredients] for cooking uses
The night market stall was selling fresh chayote from Hualien, so Grandma Chen bought three to make her special broth.
When boiled in soup until soft, chayote turns slightly translucent and soaks up the flavour of the stock.
Linh stuffed the chayote halves with minced shrimp and breadcrumbs, then baked them until the tops turned golden.
- choko
used mainly in Australia and New Zealand; refers to the same fruit
- vegetable pear
an English descriptive name sometimes used in markets, less common than 'chayote'
- mirliton
used in Louisiana (US) Creole cuisine, especially in stuffed dishes
用法筆記
Chayote is countable when referring to individual fruits (two chayotes) and uncountable when referring to the food ingredient in general (a bowl of chayote soup). The young shoots and tendrils of the plant are also eaten as a vegetable and are called 龍鬚菜 (lóngxūcài) in Taiwan.