pepón

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Spanish pepón, borrowed from Latin peponem, from Ancient Greek πέπων (pépōn).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /peˈpon/ [peˈpõn]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: pe‧pón

Noun

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pepón m (plural pepones)

  1. (rare) watermelon
    Synonym: sandía
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References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “pepón”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Further reading

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