Definition
A pale green, pear-shaped tropical vegetable (also called a chayote) that is eaten as a squash.
Etymology
From Spanish 'chayote,' which comes from Nahuatl (Aztec language) 'chayotl.' The word traveled from Mexico to English through Spanish colonization and global trade routes, eventually shortened to 'choko' in Australian English.
Kelly Says
The choko's journey through names—from Aztec 'chayotl' to Spanish 'chayote' to Australian 'choko'—traces the path of Spanish conquistadors bringing foods back from the Americas, creating a linguistic fossil of colonialism on our dinner plates.
Translations
ARالعربية
شوكولاتة
sho-koo-la-ta
BNবাংলা
চকোলেট
cho-ko-let
CACatalà
xocolata
sho-ko-la-tah
CSČeština
čokoláda
cho-ko-la-dah
DADansk
choklad
cho-k-lad
DEDeutsch
Schokolade
sho-koh-lah-deh
ELΕλληνικά
σοκολάτα
so-ko-la-ta
ESEspañol
chocolate
cho-koh-la-tay
FRFrançais
chocolat
cho-koh-lah
HAHA
chokolate
cho-ko-la-te
HEעברית
שוקולד
sho-ko-lad
HIहिन्दी
चॉकलेट
cho-k-la-et
HUMagyar
csokoládé
cho-so-la-deh
IDBahasa Indonesia
cokelat
cho-ko-lat
ITItaliano
cioccolato
cho-koh-la-toh
MSBahasa Melayu
coklat
cok-lat
NLNederlands
chocolade
cho-koh-la-deh
NONorsk
sjokolade
sho-koh-la-deh
PLPolski
czekolada
cheh-koh-la-dah
PTPortuguês
chocolate
cho-koh-la-tay
RORomână
ciocolată
cho-co-la-tah
RUРусский
шоколад
sho-khol-ad
SVSvenska
choklad
cho-k-lad
SWKiswahili
chokoleti
cho-ko-le-ti
TAதமிழ்
சாக்லேட்
sa-a-k-la-et
TEతెలుగు
చాక్లెట్
cha-k-le-t
THไทย
ช็อกโกแลต
chok-ko-la-t
TLTL
tsokolate
tso-ko-la-te
TRTürkçe
çikolata
chi-ko-la-ta
UKУкраїнська
шоколад
sho-khol-ad
VITiếng Việt
socola
so-co-la
ZUZU
ikhocolate
ee-kho-ko-la-te