melocoton

See also: melocotón

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Ancient Greek μηλοκυδώνιον (mēlokudṓnion)calq.
    Spanish melóninflu.
    Spanish melocotónbor.
    English melocoton

    Borrowed from Spanish melocotón (“peach tree and its fruit”), from Latin mālum cotōnium (“quince, or quince tree”, literally “apple of Cydonia”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˌmɛləkəˈtɒn/

    Noun

    melocoton (plural melocotons)

    1. (archaic) A kind of yellow-fleshed peach having red skin
    2. (archaic) A quince.

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