Home › Words › C › christophinechristophinechristophine · noun — chayote.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom French christophine.nounchayotee.g.“No, the Almighty never told black folks to eat christophines every blessed day!” — 2003, Giséle Pineau, Macadam dreams, page 57:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.chocho 69% match — A chayote. vs christophine →chayote 68% match — Sicyos edulis, a tropical American perennial herbaceous vine having tendrils, tuberous roots, and a green, pear-shaped fruit cooked as a vegetable. vs christophine →chinchayote 64% match — The edible tuber of the chayote, Sechium edule. vs christophine →mirliton 61% match — A pear-shaped vegetable or its vine; the chayote. vs christophine →choucroute 59% match — sauerkraut vs christophine →coloquintid 58% match — colocynth vs christophine →yuca 58% match — cassava vs christophine →kheera 57% match — cucumber vs christophine →