pepino

[ puh-pee-noh ]

/ pəˈpi noʊ /

noun, plural pe·pi·nos.

a rounded, cone-shaped hill in a karstic area.

Also called melon pear, melon shrub. a Peruvian plant, Solanum muricatum, of the nightshade family, having spiny foliage, bright blue flowers, and edible purple, egg-shaped fruit.

Origin of pepino

1895–1900; <Spanish: cucumber, ultimately <Latin pepō;see pepo, -ine¹

Words nearby pepino

peotillomania, pep, Pepcid, peperomia, Pepin, pepino, Pepin the Short, pepita, peplomer, peplos, peplum

Example sentences from the Web for pepino

She and her husband were prodigious gluttons, and Pepino was eventually deposed from his rank on account of his lawless appetite.
The Catholic World; Vol. IV.; October, 1866, to March, 1867.|E. Rameur
When My Lady had called Pepino to throw a bucket of water over the designs and freshen them up, their brilliance was startling.
The Admiral|Douglas Sladen
What would she have experienced had she known the late Princess Nicoletta, Pepino's mother?
Cosmopolis, Complete|Paul Bourget
The Pepino (a cucurbitacea) is grown in great abundance in the fields.
Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests|J. J. von Tschudi

By the natives the pepino is, and not altogether unreasonably, believed to be injurious.
Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests|J. J. von Tschudi

单词	pepino
释义	pepino [ puh-pee-noh ] / pəˈpi noʊ / noun, plural pe·pi·nos. a rounded, cone-shaped hill in a karstic area. Also called melon pear, melon shrub. a Peruvian plant, Solanum muricatum, of the nightshade family, having spiny foliage, bright blue flowers, and edible purple, egg-shaped fruit. Origin of pepino 1895–1900; <Spanish: cucumber, ultimately <Latin pepō;see pepo, -ine¹ Words nearby pepino peotillomania, pep, Pepcid, peperomia, Pepin, pepino, Pepin the Short, pepita, peplomer, peplos, peplum Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pepino She and her husband were prodigious gluttons, and Pepino was eventually deposed from his rank on account of his lawless appetite. The Catholic World; Vol. IV.; October, 1866, to March, 1867.\|E. Rameur When My Lady had called Pepino to throw a bucket of water over the designs and freshen them up, their brilliance was startling. The Admiral\|Douglas Sladen What would she have experienced had she known the late Princess Nicoletta, Pepino's mother? Cosmopolis, Complete\|Paul Bourget The Pepino (a cucurbitacea) is grown in great abundance in the fields. Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests\|J. J. von Tschudi By the natives the pepino is, and not altogether unreasonably, believed to be injurious. Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests\|J. J. von Tschudi
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