Definition of pepo in English:

pepo

nounPlural pepos ˈpiːpəʊˈpēpō

Any fleshy watery fruit of the melon or cucumber type, with numerous seeds and a firm rind.
Example sentencesExamples
- Investigators agree that Cucurbita pepo fruits would have been used primarily as containers, or perhaps as rattles, rather than food.
- Botanists call the fruits ‘pepos’ and count them, weird though this seems, as ‘berries’.
- ‘Our research has shown that members of the Cucurbita pepo species, including pumpkins, are particularly effective in this regard,’ he says.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Latin, literally 'pumpkin', from Greek pepōn (from pepōn sikuos 'ripe gourd').

Definition of pepo in US English:

pepo

nounˈpēpō

Any fleshy watery fruit of the melon or cucumber type, with numerous seeds and a firm rind.
Example sentencesExamples
- Botanists call the fruits ‘pepos’ and count them, weird though this seems, as ‘berries’.
- Investigators agree that Cucurbita pepo fruits would have been used primarily as containers, or perhaps as rattles, rather than food.
- ‘Our research has shown that members of the Cucurbita pepo species, including pumpkins, are particularly effective in this regard,’ he says.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Latin, literally ‘pumpkin’, from Greek pepōn (from pepōn sikuos ‘ripe gourd’).

单词	pepo
释义	Definition of pepo in English: pepo nounPlural pepos ˈpiːpəʊˈpēpō Any fleshy watery fruit of the melon or cucumber type, with numerous seeds and a firm rind. Example sentencesExamples Investigators agree that Cucurbita pepo fruits would have been used primarily as containers, or perhaps as rattles, rather than food. Botanists call the fruits ‘pepos’ and count them, weird though this seems, as ‘berries’. ‘Our research has shown that members of the Cucurbita pepo species, including pumpkins, are particularly effective in this regard,’ he says. Origin Mid 19th century: from Latin, literally 'pumpkin', from Greek pepōn (from pepōn sikuos 'ripe gourd'). Definition of pepo in US English: pepo nounˈpēpō Any fleshy watery fruit of the melon or cucumber type, with numerous seeds and a firm rind. Example sentencesExamples Botanists call the fruits ‘pepos’ and count them, weird though this seems, as ‘berries’. Investigators agree that Cucurbita pepo fruits would have been used primarily as containers, or perhaps as rattles, rather than food. ‘Our research has shown that members of the Cucurbita pepo species, including pumpkins, are particularly effective in this regard,’ he says. Origin Mid 19th century: from Latin, literally ‘pumpkin’, from Greek pepōn (from pepōn sikuos ‘ripe gourd’).
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