pepo

[ pee-poh ]
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noun,plural pe·pos.
  1. the characteristic fruit of plants of the gourd family, having a fleshy, many-seeded interior and a hard or firm rind, as the gourd, melon, and cucumber.

Origin of pepo

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1700–10; <Latin pepō large melon, pumpkin <Greek pépōn, short for pépōn (síkyos) ripe (gourd)

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pepo

/ (ˈpiːpəʊ) /


nounplural -pos
  1. the fruit of any of various cucurbitaceous plants, such as the melon, squash, cucumber, and pumpkin, having a firm rind, fleshy watery pulp, and numerous seeds

Origin of pepo

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C19: from Latin: pumpkin, from Greek pepōn edible gourd, from peptein to ripen

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