pepino

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛˈpiːnəʊ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

pepino (plural pepinos)

1. Synonym of pepino melon.

Bikol Central

Alternative forms

• pipino

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pepino.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈpino/ [peˈpi.n̪o]
• Hyphenation: pe‧pi‧no

Noun

pepíno (Basahan spelling ᜉᜒᜉᜒᜈᜓ)

1. cucumber

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pepino, diminutive of Latin pepo, peponis, from Ancient Greek πέπων (pépōn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈpino/ [peˈpi.n̪o]
• Hyphenation: pe‧pi‧no

Noun

pepino

1. a vine in the gourd family, Cucumis sativus
2. the edible fruit of this plant, having a green rind and crisp white flesh; cucumber

Synonyms

• ungkog, unkog

Finnish

Pepino fruit.

Etymology

< Spanish pepino

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpepino/, [ˈpe̞pino̞]
• Rhymes: -epino
• Hyphenation^(key): pe‧pi‧no

Noun

pepino

1. pepino melon, melon pear, pepino, Solanum muricatum (South American plant in nightshade family Solanaceae, cultivated for its melon-like fruit)

   Synonym: päärynämeloni

Declension

Inflection of pepino (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
nominative		pepino	pepinot
genitive		pepinon	pepinojen pepinoiden pepinoitten
partitive		pepinoa	pepinoja pepinoita
illative		pepinoon	pepinoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		pepino	pepinot
accusative	nom.	pepino	pepinot
	gen.	pepinon
genitive		pepinon	pepinojen pepinoiden pepinoitten
partitive		pepinoa	pepinoja pepinoita
inessive		pepinossa	pepinoissa
elative		pepinosta	pepinoista
illative		pepinoon	pepinoihin
adessive		pepinolla	pepinoilla
ablative		pepinolta	pepinoilta
allative		pepinolle	pepinoille
essive		pepinona	pepinoina
translative		pepinoksi	pepinoiksi
abessive		pepinotta	pepinoitta
instructive		—	pepinoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of pepino (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pepinoni pepinoni accusative nom. pepinoni pepinoni gen. pepinoni genitive pepinoni pepinojeni pepinoideni pepinoitteni partitive pepinoani pepinojani pepinoitani inessive pepinossani pepinoissani elative pepinostani pepinoistani illative pepinooni pepinoihini adessive pepinollani pepinoillani ablative pepinoltani pepinoiltani allative pepinolleni pepinoilleni essive pepinonani pepinoinani translative pepinokseni pepinoikseni abessive pepinottani pepinoittani instructive — — comitative — pepinoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pepinosi pepinosi accusative nom. pepinosi pepinosi gen. pepinosi genitive pepinosi pepinojesi pepinoidesi pepinoittesi partitive pepinoasi pepinojasi pepinoitasi inessive pepinossasi pepinoissasi elative pepinostasi pepinoistasi illative pepinoosi pepinoihisi adessive pepinollasi pepinoillasi ablative pepinoltasi pepinoiltasi allative pepinollesi pepinoillesi essive pepinonasi pepinoinasi translative pepinoksesi pepinoiksesi abessive pepinottasi pepinoittasi instructive — — comitative — pepinoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pepinomme pepinomme accusative nom. pepinomme pepinomme gen. pepinomme genitive pepinomme pepinojemme pepinoidemme pepinoittemme partitive pepinoamme pepinojamme pepinoitamme inessive pepinossamme pepinoissamme elative pepinostamme pepinoistamme illative pepinoomme pepinoihimme adessive pepinollamme pepinoillamme ablative pepinoltamme pepinoiltamme allative pepinollemme pepinoillemme essive pepinonamme pepinoinamme translative pepinoksemme pepinoiksemme abessive pepinottamme pepinoittamme instructive — — comitative — pepinoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pepinonne pepinonne accusative nom. pepinonne pepinonne gen. pepinonne genitive pepinonne pepinojenne pepinoidenne pepinoittenne partitive pepinoanne pepinojanne pepinoitanne inessive pepinossanne pepinoissanne elative pepinostanne pepinoistanne illative pepinoonne pepinoihinne adessive pepinollanne pepinoillanne ablative pepinoltanne pepinoiltanne allative pepinollenne pepinoillenne essive pepinonanne pepinoinanne translative pepinoksenne pepinoiksenne abessive pepinottanne pepinoittanne instructive — — comitative — pepinoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative pepinonsa pepinonsa accusative nom. pepinonsa pepinonsa gen. pepinonsa genitive pepinonsa pepinojensa pepinoidensa pepinoittensa partitive pepinoaan pepinoansa pepinojaan pepinoitaan pepinojansa pepinoitansa inessive pepinossaan pepinossansa pepinoissaan pepinoissansa elative pepinostaan pepinostansa pepinoistaan pepinoistansa illative pepinoonsa pepinoihinsa adessive pepinollaan pepinollansa pepinoillaan pepinoillansa ablative pepinoltaan pepinoltansa pepinoiltaan pepinoiltansa allative pepinolleen pepinollensa pepinoilleen pepinoillensa essive pepinonaan pepinonansa pepinoinaan pepinoinansa translative pepinokseen pepinoksensa pepinoikseen pepinoiksensa abessive pepinottaan pepinottansa pepinoittaan pepinoittansa instructive — — comitative — pepinoineen pepinoinensa

Italian

Verb

pepino

1. inflection of pepare:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pepino, from Latin pepōnem.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈpĩ.nu/, /piˈpĩ.nu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈpĩ.nu/, /piˈpĩ.nu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈpi.no/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨˈpi.nu/

• Rhymes: -inu, (Brazil) -ĩnu
• Hyphenation: pe‧pi‧no

Noun

pepino m (plural pepinos)

1. cucumber (Cucumis sativus, a vine in the gourd family)

   Synonym: pepineiro

2. cucumber (the fruit of the cucumber plant, used as a vegetable)

   Synonym: (obsolete) cogombro

3. (Brazil, slang) problem (difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with)

Spanish

Etymology

Formed as a diminutive from the Old Spanish pepón (which was re-analyzed as an augmentative, see the suffix -ón), itself borrowed from Latin peponem (“pumpkin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈpino/ [peˈpi.no]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ino
• Syllabification: pe‧pi‧no

Noun

pepino m (plural pepinos)

1. cucumber

   Synonym: cohombro

2. (informal) unripe melon

Derived terms

• importar un pepino
• pepino de mar
• pepino de monte
• pepino de relleno
• pepino del diablo
• pepino dulce

 

Related terms

• pepinillo
• pepón

 

Further reading

• “pepino”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28