In Colombia we use it as an apocope of Alcira. In India it is the name of a cake made with chickpea flour. In Peru it is the name of a Cordillera (Department of Arequipa) and a Volcano ( Department of Puno). In Ecuador it is a surname of indigenous origin. In Portugal it is a way to call the plant alcayota , bolo , pumpkin , cayote , footman, chiclayo , chilacayote , chiverre , chivarro , vitoria , zambo , zambumba . Its scientific name is Cucurbita ficifolia of the family Cucurbitaceae . In Mexico it is a town in the state of Puebla and Argentina another of La Rioja. Nickname of Paraguayan archer José Luis Chilavert.
