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"Wayne Lundberg" wrote in message
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"Steve Wertz" wrote in message
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I was reading a book written in the UK, that says the proper
pronunciatio of chayote squash (isn't it technically a gourd?) is
"chow-chow". Huh? How do you get "chow-chow" from "chayote".

How do you pronouce chayote? I always just said 'coyote' (as in
the dog), but without the ending 'e' sound. But then again, I've
probably never said it while around anyone who knew how it was
pronounced (or knew what I was really talking about).

-sw


Hard ch like in church, then hard eye like your eye followed
immediately with hard O and te with soft e not like tea but lik
elephant. Chayote...
it
is not a squash, it is a tree grown fruit - seed inside, meat around
the seed, and protective skin. Fruit. Prepared like a vegetable.

It's not a tree grown fruit, it comes from a vine. I know, I've grown
them.

If you really want to learn about the Chayote, here's a great
website that goes into more detail than anyone could possibly want:
http://gourmetsleuth.com/chayotes.htm.

--Douglas