Meanings
nounchristophine (plural christophines)
plural christophines · alternative christophene
- chayote
No, the Almighty never told black folks to eat christophines every blessed day!
2003, Giséle Pineau, Macadam dreams, page 571 more example
He asked Ras why the green christophine vegetables we bought from him didn't ripen into the creamy white color we have come to expect from christophine.
2005, Lona Gray, Caught by the Lure of the Sea, page 217
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Frenchchristophine
- Englishchristophine
From French christophine.
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APA
christophine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/christophine
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“christophine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/christophine. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “christophine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/christophine.
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