はやとうり
Japanese
Alternative spelling |
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隼人瓜 |
Etymology
From 隼人 (hayato) + 瓜 (uri).
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “why 隼人? overcreative phonosemantic matching?”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ha̠ja̠to̞ɯ̟ᵝɾʲi]
Noun
はやとうり or ハヤトウリ • (hayatouri) ←はやとうり (fayatouri)?
- 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).