Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pepo

/ˈpi.poʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.71 in modern English

Syllables: pe-po
IPA: /ˈpi.poʊ/

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fruit of plants of the gourd family Cucurbitaceae, possessing a hard rind and producing many seeds in a single, central, pulpy chamber.

noun

A plant producing such a fruit.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pepō, from Ancient Greek πέπων (pépōn, “large melon”), from πέπων (pépōn, “ripe”), from πέπτω (péptō, “ripen”). Doublet of pumpion; compare pumpkin.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *pekʷ-, pepō, πέπων

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈpi.poʊ/
British English: /ˈpiː.pəʊ/

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine, Religion.

Inflected Forms

pepos (plural)

Synonyms

gourd melon pumpkin squash cucumber cucurbit

Questions

How do you pronounce pepo?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpi.poʊ/.
What does pepo mean?: A fruit of plants of the gourd family Cucurbitaceae, possessing a hard rind and producing many seeds in a single, central, pulpy chamber.
Where does pepo come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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