隼人瓜

Japanese

Kanji in this term
はや
Jinmeiyō

Grade: 1
うり
Jinmeiyō
nanori irregular kun'yomi

Etymology

From 隼人(はやと) (hayato) + (うり) (uri), alluding to its introduction via Kagoshima.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ha̠ja̠to̞ɯ̟ɾʲi]

Noun

(はや)()(うり) or 隼人瓜(ハヤトウリ) • (hayato uri

  1. chayote, Sechium edule

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).