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chayote

English translation: chayote (plant and fruit)

23:20 Dec 2, 2002
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Spanish term or phrase: chayote
cooking
Josefina Hernandez
English translation:chayote (plant and fruit)
Explanation:
Simon & Schuster's International Spanish Dictionary. Second Edition.
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portilla
United States
Local time: 16:42
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Summary of answers provided
5 +7chayote (plant and fruit)
portilla
5 +2chayote
Oso (X)
5 +2chayote squash
Refugio
4Christophine fruit (Sechium edule)
Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +7
chayote (plant and fruit)


Explanation:
Simon & Schuster's International Spanish Dictionary. Second Edition.

portilla
United States
Local time: 16:42
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 8
Grading comment
Graded automatically based on peer agreement. KudoZ.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Oso (X): ¶:^)
2 mins
agree  Francisco Herrerias: ¡Yummi!
5 mins
agree  Patricia CASEY
1 hr
agree  EDLING (X)
7 hrs
agree  Jacqueline van der Spek
11 hrs
agree  Terrylein: Tastes nice fried!
11 hrs
agree  x-Translator (X)
15 hrs
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
chayote


Explanation:
Hola Josefina,
Según el Diccionario Simon & Schuster's permanece igual en inglés.
Buena suerte y saludos del Oso ¶:^)

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Note added at 2002-12-02 23:28:30 (GMT)
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Un ejemplo en una receta en inglés:

\"BUTTERED CHAYOTE  
Cut into quarters; peel and remove the seed. Cook in a small amount of salted, boiling water in a covered pan until tender, but not mushy. Serve with melted butter.\"

http://www.cooks.com/rec/doc/OiwfTfyfUfqfrfqdwfqdEfUfqdrOOOw...

Oso (X)
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 3064

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  starlinx: Cocer y cortar en mitades, vaciar y picar con jamón y mantequilla, rellenar cáscaras, cubrir con q/manchego y gratinar al horno.Ajúa!!
9 hrs
  -> Ajúa indeed compa!!! ¡Qué ricura! ¶:^d
agree  LoreAC (X)
1 day 10 hrs
  -> Gracias 1000 Lore ¶:^)
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Christophine fruit (Sechium edule)


Explanation:
Sugeriría que pusieras el nombre científico entre paréntesis.

http://www.nappo.org/span-dic_s.htm
chayote, CHRISTOPHINE FRUIT, Sechium edule

La Nappo es la North American Plant Protection Organization y la integran México, Canadá y Estados Unidos. Este glosario que te cito es de ellos. Ahí puedes consultar más términos



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Note added at 2002-12-03 01:48:42 (GMT)
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La USDA también lo considera así:
USDA Home APHIS Home PPQ Home Mission, Org. Charts, etc. ... - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... Avocados Bananas Beans, fresh shelled Breadfruits Breadnuts Cacao beans Christophine
fruit (chayotes) Citrus fruits Coconuts (but not for travelers going to ...
www.aphis.usda.gov/ppq/ppqca/travel.html - 30k - En caché - Páginas similares

USDA Home APHIS Home PPQ Home Mission, Org. Charts, etc. ... - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... Avocados Bananas Beans, fresh shelled Breadfruits Breadnuts Cacao beans Christophine
fruit (chayotes) Citrus fruits Coconuts (but not for travelers going to ...
www.aphis.usda.gov/ppq/ppqca/travel.html - 30k - En caché - Páginas similares

Otro glosario especializado:

Flavour the World presents the Culinary Glossary - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... Borsch (borscht) a soup of Russian and Polish origin, made from fresh beets. ... Chayote
(also: christophine or mirliton) a gourdlike fruit with pale green ridged ...
www.theworldwidegourmet.com/glossary/glossary.htm - 33k - En caché - Páginas similares



Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
Local time: 14:42
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 3743
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
chayote squash


Explanation:
This is the way it is labeled in grocery stores in California.

It is pale green in color and has a tough outer skin and inner seed that need to be removed after simmering. Then it adds a delicious flavor, texture and color to sopa de albondigas or sopa de fideos, for example.

The plant also makes a nice seasonal shade cover for an arbor, as it grows quickly. If you plant a few, they are as prolific as zucchini and you will have all you can cook and freeze and still be importuning your neighbors to take some off your hands.

Refugio
Local time: 13:42
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 1827

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  starlinx: Also in "cocido de res" ( con tacos de tuétanos!!) Slurp!!
2 hrs
  -> Ah, si. Entre traducciones deberiamos estar escribiendo libros de cocina.
agree  Herman Vilella: I like this term a lot. More explicit. Did you ever use hollowed-out boiled chayote gourd as a pan for oven-cooking vanilla custard? Meringue on top? Yummy
9 hrs
  -> No, but I will try it! I have made chayotes rellenos, though, filling the shells with picadillo or other relleno as one would with eggplant or zucchini. Thanks, Herman.
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