melicotó

Catalan

Alternative forms

• melocotó, melacotó

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin mālum cotōnium, perhaps borrowed through Spanish melocotón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [mə.li.kuˈto]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [mə.li.koˈto]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [me.li.koˈto]

Noun

melicotó m (plural melicotons)

1. (Mallorca) peach

   Synonym: préssec

Derived terms

• melicotoner

Related terms

• codony
• meló

Further reading

• “melicotó” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “melicotó”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025