melocotón
See also: melocoton
Fala
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish melocotón, from Latin mālum cotōnium.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /melokoˈton/
Noun
melocotón m (plural melocotós (Lagarteiru, Mañegu) or melocotóns (Valverdeñu))
- (Mañegu, Valverdeñu) peach (fruit)
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/ [me.lo.koˈt̪õn]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: me‧lo‧co‧tón
Noun
melocotón m (plural melocotones)
- (Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Panama, Peru, Spain) peach
- Synonym: (Latin America) durazno
Derived terms
Further reading
- “melocotón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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