PEPINO


Meaning of PEPINO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pə-ˈpē-(ˌ)nō ]

noun

( plural -nos )

Etymology: American Spanish, from Spanish, cucumber, from Old Spanish pepón melon, from Latin pepon-, pepo

Date: 1890

: a bushy perennial plant ( Solanum muricatum ) of the nightshade family that is native to temperate uplands of South America and has an edible usually purple-marked yellow fruit ; also : the fruit

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.