pepino

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛˈpiːnəʊ/

Noun

pepino (plural pepinos)

1. Synonym of pepino melon.

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Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pepino, diminutive of Latin pepo, peponis, from Ancient Greek πέπων (pépōn).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pe‧pi‧no

Noun

pepino

1. A vine in the gourd family, Cucumis sativus.
2. The edible fruit of this plant, having a green rind and crisp white flesh; cucumber.

Synonyms

• ungkog, unkog

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Italian

Verb

pepino

1. third-person plural present subjunctive of pepare
2. third-person plural imperative of pepare

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pepino, from Latin pepo, peponem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pe.ˈpi.nu/, /pi.ˈpi.nu/

Noun

pepino m (plural pepinos)

1. cucumber (Cucumis sativus, a vine in the gourd family)
2. cucumber (the fruit of the cucumber plant, used as a vegetable)

   Synonyms: pepineiro, cogombro (obsolete)

3. (Brazil, slang) problem (difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with)

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Spanish

Etymology

Formed as a diminutive from the Old Spanish pepón (which was re-analyzed as an augmentative, see the suffix -ón), itself borrowed from Latin pepō, peponem (“pumpkin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈpino/, [peˈpi.no]

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Noun

pepino m (plural pepinos)

1. cucumber (plant)
2. cucumber (vegetable)
3. (informal) unripe melon

Derived terms

• importar un pepino
• pepino de mar

 

Related terms

• pepinillo
• pepón

Further reading

• “pepino” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.