English Explanatory Dictionary

melocoton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of yellow-fleshed peach having red skin
  2. A quince.

Pronunciation

/ˌmɛləkəˈtɒn/

Word forms

melocoton melocotons malacatoon malacotoon malacotune malakatoon melocotoon

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek μηλοκυδώνιον (mēlokudṓnion)calq. Latin mālum cotōnium 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”).

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