Meanings
nounpepo (plural pepos)
plural pepos
- A plant producing such a fruit.
The Papago claim that their ancient pepo would produce a mature, sweet melon if the ground were wet only once, while the "new" melons would not.
1945, George Francis Carter, Plant Geography and Culture History in the American Southwest, Issue 5 edition, page 25
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Origin
- Ancient Greekπέπων“large melon”
- Latinpepō
- Englishpepo
Borrowed from Latin pepō, from Ancient Greek πέπων (pépōn, “large melon”), from πέπων (pépōn, “ripe”), from πέπτω (péptō, “ripen”). Doublet of pumpion; compare pumpkin.
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Esperanto peponedo
- peponedokind of fruit
Finnish kurkku, meloni
- kurkkukind of fruit
- melonikind of fruit
- kurpitsakind of fruit
- kurkkukasviplant producing such a fruit
French pépon, péponide
- péponkind of fruit
- péponidekind of fruit
Italian peponide
- peponidekind of fruit
Portuguese pepónio
- pepóniokind of fruit
Russian ты́ква, ты́ква
- ты́ква (týkva)kind of fruit
- ты́ква (týkva)plant producing such a fruit
Spanish pepónide
- pepónidekind of fruit
Tagalog daykutbunga
- daykutbungakind of fruit
Welsh pepo
- pepokind of fruit
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APA
pepo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pepo
MLA
“pepo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pepo. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pepo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pepo.
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