labu siam

== Indonesian == === Etymology === From labu (“gourd; pumpkin”) +‎ siam (“Siamese”). Literally, “Siamese gourd/pumpkin”. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌlabu ˈsiam/ [ˌla.bu ˈsi.am] Rhymes: -am Syllabification: la‧bu si‧am === Noun === labu siam (plural labu-labu siam) chayote (Sechium edule), plant & fruit === Further reading === “labu siam”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Malay == === Etymology === From labu (“gourd; pumpkin”) +‎ siam (“Siamese”). Literally, “Siamese gourd/pumpkin”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌlabu ˈsiam/ [ˌla.bu ˈsjam] === Noun === labu siam (Jawi spelling لابو سيام, plural labu-labu siam or labu2 siam) chayote; chocho (Sechium edule), plant & fruit === Further reading === "labu siam" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017