pepino

[puh-pee-noh]

noun, plural pe·pi·nos.

a rounded, cone-shaped hill in a karstic area.
Also called melon pear, melon shrub. a Peruvian plant, Solanum muricatum, of the nightshade family, having spiny foliage, bright blue flowers, and edible purple, egg-shaped fruit.

Origin of pepino

1895–1900; < Spanish: cucumber, ultimately < Latin pepō; see pepo, -ine¹

Yes, there's room for Pepino too, and Gaspare and Vincent may sit next to me.
The Princess of the School
Angela Brazil
When My Lady had called Pepino to throw a bucket of water over the designs and freshen them up, their brilliance was startling.
The Admiral
Douglas Sladen
What would she have experienced had she known the late Princess Nicoletta, Pepino's mother?
Cosmopolis, Complete
Paul Bourget
The Pepino (a cucurbitacea) is grown in great abundance in the fields.
Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests
J. J. von Tschudi
By the natives the pepino is, and not altogether unreasonably, believed to be injurious.
Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests
J. J. von Tschudi