pepo

(Anglès)

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.

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈpiː.pəʊ/

Etimologia (Anglès)

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

Sinònims

gourd