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- US Pronunciation
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- [pee-poh]
- /ˈpi poʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [pee-poh]
- /ˈpi poʊ/
Definitions of pepo word
- noun plural pepo 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. 1
- noun pepo 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 0
- noun pepo any fleshy gourd fruit with a hard rind and many seeds, as the melon or squash 0
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Origin of pepo
First appearance:
before 1700 One of the 50% oldest English words
1700-10; < Latin pepō large melon, pumpkin < Greek pépōn, short for pépōn (síkyos) ripe (gourd)
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Parts of speech for Pepo
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pepo popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
pepo usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pepo
noun pepo
- casaba — a kind of winter muskmelon having a yellow rind and sweet juicy flesh
- casabas — a variety of the winter melon, Cucumis melo inodorus, having a wrinkled, yellow rind and sweet, juicy, greenish flesh.
- gourd — the hard-shelled fruit of any of various plants, especially those of Lagenaria siceraria (white-flowered gourd or bottle gourd) whose dried shell is used for bowls and other utensils, and Cucurbita pepo (yellow-flowered gourd) used ornamentally. Compare gourd family.
- honeydew — honeydew melon.
- melon — the fruit of any of various plants of the gourd family, as the muskmelon or watermelon.
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