choko
/ˈtʃəʊkəʊ/noun
(pl. -os)
- Austral./NZ the fruit of the chayote, eaten as a vegetable in the Caribbean, Australia, and New Zealand. Called CHOCHO in the Caribbean.〈澳/新西兰〉 佛手瓜。
词源
mid 18th cent.: from Spanish chocho, from a Brazilian Indian word. The current spelling dates from the early 20th cent.