Meaning & use
chocho
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Meanings
nouncountableregional
A pale green tropical bean eaten as a vegetable, also called the chayote.
Grammar: Countable: one chocho, two chochos.
She added chopped chocho to the stew.
In Jamaica, chocho is often served with saltfish.
noununcountableregional
In parts of South America, a sweet snack made from popped or puffed grains and honey or sugar.
Grammar: Uncountable: some chocho, not a chocho.
The children bought chocho from a street vendor.
Chocho is a popular treat in the Andes.
Word forms
| plural | chochos |
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Common combinations
- chopped chocho
- The recipe calls for two cups of chopped chocho.
- stuffed chocho
- Stuffed chocho is a traditional dish in some Caribbean islands.
- chocho and saltfish
- Chocho and saltfish is a classic Jamaican breakfast.
Synonyms and how they differ
- chayote
- The standard English name for the vegetable; use it in most international contexts.
- christophine
- A Caribbean name for the same vegetable, used especially in Trinidad and Tobago.
Commonly confused: chocho or chocha?
chocho vs chocha
A vulgar Spanish slang word; do not confuse it with the vegetable.
Practice
What is chocho most commonly used to mean in English?
Choose one answer.
'Chocho' refers to a tropical bean (chayote) or a South American sweet snack. The other options are not meanings of this word.
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