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Meaning of pepo | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ˈpiː.pəʊ/

Definitions

  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.

Equivalents

Español pepónide
Français pepon péponide
Italiano peponide
Português pepônio
Русский ты́ква

Examples

“The 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.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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