Chayote is called `` cidra '' in Colombia .
Vernacular names include chaya , chayote or pataste in Nicaragua , christophene in Trinidad and Tobago , christophine , cho-cho , sayote ( Philippines ) , pipinola ( Hawaii ) , pear squash , vegetable pear , choko ( Australia and New Zealand ) , zidra in Ecuador , and mirleton , merleton , mirliton , or militon in Louisiana .
Chayote