pepo

Etymology

From Latin pepō, from Ancient Greek πέπων (pépōn, “large melon”), from πέπων (pépōn, “ripe”), from πέπτω (péptō, “ripen”). Compare pumpkin.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpiː.pəʊ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.poʊ/
• Hyphenation: pe‧po

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Noun

pepo (plural pepos)

1. A fruit of plants of the gourd family Cucurbitaceae, possessing a hard rind and producing many seeds in a single, central, pulpy chamber.
2. A plant producing such a fruit.
   • 1945, George Francis Carter, Plant Geography and Culture History in the American Southwest, Issue 5‎, page 25

     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.

Anagrams

• Pope, pope

Noun

pepo (accusative singular pepon, plural pepoj, accusative plural pepojn)

1. a chirp, peep, twitter
2. (Internet) a tweet

Noun

pepo

1. wing

Verb

pepo

1. first-person singular present indicative of pepare

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɪˈpo/

Noun

1. toad

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πέπων (pépōn, “ripe”), from πέπτω (péptō, “ripen”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.poː/

Noun

pepō m (genitive peponis); third declension

1. pumpkin, large melon

References

• pepo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• pepo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Noun

pepo (n class, plural pepo)

1. spirit, demon
2. Paradise (abode of God)

Noun

pepo

1. plural of upepo