the perennial vine Sachium edule of Cucurbitaceae family, grown for its edible, fleshy, pear-shaped single-seeded fruit; chayote.

its fruit used as a vegetable; chow-chow.

a mixture of different kinds of things, subjects, etc.

spiced pasta in the form of long, very thin strings, fried in oil; a crisp light dish.

one's father's younger brother.

(correctly, ಚ ತು) (fig.) the exact words or said or exact meaning of what is said; (used only in the phrase 'ಚಚು ತಪ್ಪದೆ' meaning (something being carried out) exactly as told or ordered.

the external covering of the woody stems and branches of plants, that is separable from the wood; bark.

the bark of the tree Cinnamomum zeylanicum of Lauraceae family, which is used as spice; common cinnamon.

the fruit of the coconut palm; coconut.

the fruit of the plantain (banana) tree; plantain.

the Brahminee kite, Haliastur indus, an accipitrine bird with long, pointed wings, forked tail and white neck.

(myth.) the king of birds, which is used by Viṣṇu as his vehicle.

(children's term) one's mother's breast.

the wife of one's father's younger brother.

to go on; to advance; to proceed; to move forward.

to hold (something) out in front of.

to push forward.

to cause (the body or limbs) to reach out to full length; to stretch.

to save, protect (from a danger).

to give or supply in plenty.

that which is of relatively more width, breadth or capacity.