melocotón

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See also: melocoton

Fala

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish melocotón, from Latin mālum cotōnium.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /melokoˈton/
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: me‧lo‧co‧tón

Noun

melocotón m (plural (Lagarteiru, Mañegu) melocotós or (Valverdeñu) melocotóns)

  1. (Mañegu, Valverdeñu) peach (fruit)
    Synonyms: prisegu (Lagarteiru), présigu (Valverdeñu, dated)

References

  • Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎, 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mālum cotōnĭum (“quince”), with influence from Spanish melón. Like quinces, peaches have a cottony fruit skin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /melokoˈton/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: me‧lo‧co‧tón

Noun

melocotón m (plural melocotones)

  1. (Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Panama, Peru, Spain) peach
    Synonym: (Latin America) durazno

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