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/Sounds like "gees" (as in "geese") + "KEEL" (as in "keep")/

Meaning

Chayote, a green fruit-vegetable used in soups and stews throughout Central America. In Guatemala and Honduras, güisquil appears in almost every soup dish and is an everyday kitchen staple.

Examples

Beef soup has güisquil, potato, and corn.

Buy a kilo of güisquiles at the market.

Regional synonyms

Baby or very small child. A Quechua word used naturally in Bolivia, Peru, and Ecuador with warmth and tenderness. Even Spanish speakers with no Quechua background know exactly what a wawa is. The love built into this word is unmistakable.