pepón
See also: pepon
Spanish
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Spanish pepón, borrowed from Latin peponem, from Ancient Greek πέπων (pépōn).[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpepón m (plural pepones)
- (rare) watermelon
- Synonym: sandía
Related terms
editReferences
edit- ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Further reading
edit- “pepón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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