chilacayote

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chilacayote

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From Classical Nahuatl; see below.

noun chilacayotes

Any member of the species Cucurbita ficifolia of squashes native to and domesticated in the New World, cultivated worldwide in warm climates.
Similar: seven-year melon, fig-leaf gourd, Asian pumpkin, black seed squash, Malabar gourd

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@misc{chilacayote_2026,
  title = {chilacayote},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chilacayote},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}