Pepo

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈpiː.pəʊ/
• US IPA: /ˈpi.poÊŠ/
• Hyphenation: pe + po

Origin

From Latin pepō, from Ancient Greek πέπων (pepōn, "large melon"), from πέπων (pepōn, "ripe"), from πέπτω (peptō, "ripen"). Compare pumpkin.

Full definition of pepo

Noun

1. A fruit of plants of the gourd family Cucurbitaceae, possessing a hard rind and producing many seeds in a single, central, pulpy chamber.
2. A plant producing such a fruit.
• 1945, George Francis Carter, Plant Geography and Culture History in the American Southwest, Issue 5‎, page 25The Papago claim that their ancient pepo would produce a mature, sweet melon if the ground were wet only once, while the "new" melons would not.

Synonyms

• (fruit) gourd, melon, pumpkin, squash, cucumber
• (plant) cucurbit

Anagrams

• Pope, pope