The Caribbean Dictionary
Noun
Chayote. Edible pear shaped green vegetable of the squash family. The vegetable bears on vines and comes in smooth skinned and prickly skinned varieties. It is typically eaten boiled or in soups. 
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Jacqueline
Aug 16, 2013
Also called christophene in Barbados.
Amy
Sep 20, 2018
Called Christophene in Guadeloupe as well.
Vashti
Jan 27, 2021
Called the same thing in SKN
Militon
Feb 17, 2021
Called Militon in Haiti it’s one the of the main ingredients in Haitian Legume.
keyshia
Apr 24, 2022
It is called Cho-Cho in Jamaica
Kamini maharaj
Mar 07, 2023
We call it christophene in Trinidad and Tobago also🇹🇹