Definition of pepon in English:

pepon

noun ˈpɛpɒn

rare

The fruit of a kind of gourd, originally probably a kind of melon, Cucumis melo, in later use perhaps the pumpkin, a variety of Cucurbita pepo.

Origin

Old English. From classical Latin pepōn-, pepō (in post-classical Latin also pepon, 400) a water-melon or other gourd from ancient Greek πέπων a kind of gourd or melon eaten when ripe, use as noun (short for πέπων σίκυος, lit. a ripe cucumber) of πέπων (adjective) ripened, ripe, mellow from the base of πέσσειν (Attic πέττειν) to cook from the same Indo-European base as classical Latin coquere to cook.

Definition of pepon in US English:

pepon

nounˈpɛpɒn

rare

The fruit of a kind of gourd, originally probably a kind of melon, Cucumis melo, in later use perhaps the pumpkin, a variety of Cucurbita pepo.

Origin

Old English. From classical Latin pepōn-, pepō (in post-classical Latin also pepon, 400) a water-melon or other gourd from ancient Greek πέπων a kind of gourd or melon eaten when ripe, use as noun (short for πέπων σίκυος, lit. a ripe cucumber) of πέπων (adjective) ripened, ripe, mellow from the base of πέσσειν (Attic πέττειν) to cook from the same Indo-European base as classical Latin coquere to cook.

单词	pepon
释义	Definition of pepon in English: pepon noun ˈpɛpɒn rare The fruit of a kind of gourd, originally probably a kind of melon, Cucumis melo, in later use perhaps the pumpkin, a variety of Cucurbita pepo. Origin Old English. From classical Latin pepōn-, pepō (in post-classical Latin also pepon, 400) a water-melon or other gourd from ancient Greek πέπων a kind of gourd or melon eaten when ripe, use as noun (short for πέπων σίκυος, lit. a ripe cucumber) of πέπων (adjective) ripened, ripe, mellow from the base of πέσσειν (Attic πέττειν) to cook from the same Indo-European base as classical Latin coquere to cook. Definition of pepon in US English: pepon nounˈpɛpɒn rare The fruit of a kind of gourd, originally probably a kind of melon, Cucumis melo, in later use perhaps the pumpkin, a variety of Cucurbita pepo. Origin Old English. From classical Latin pepōn-, pepō (in post-classical Latin also pepon, 400) a water-melon or other gourd from ancient Greek πέπων a kind of gourd or melon eaten when ripe, use as noun (short for πέπων σίκυος, lit. a ripe cucumber) of πέπων (adjective) ripened, ripe, mellow from the base of πέσσειν (Attic πέττειν) to cook from the same Indo-European base as classical Latin coquere to cook.
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