A South Louisiana delicacy, the mirliton also goes by chayote, mango squash and vegetable pear. On Tuesday night, it was a tasty word that helped Gainesville First United Methodist Church clinch its second consecutive spelling bee championship and its fifth in 12 years. The “Circuit Riders” defeated runner-up Lanier Technical College’s “Word Nerds” and seven other groups to capture the Gainesville/Hall County Alliance for Literacy’s 22nd annual spelling bee.