christophene

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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.

food

also known as

chocho, militon

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Jacqueline

11 years ago

Also called christophene in Barbados.

Amy

6 years ago

Called Christophene in Guadeloupe as well.

Vashti

3 years ago

Called the same thing in SKN

Militon

3 years ago

Called Militon in Haiti it’s one the of the main ingredients in Haitian Legume.

keyshia

2 years ago

It is called Cho-Cho in Jamaica

Kamini maharaj

last year

We call it christophene in Trinidad and Tobago also🇹🇹