melocotón

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)‎[1], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

Spanish

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Ancient Greek μηλοκυδώνιον (mēlokudṓnion)calq.
    Spanish melóninflu.
    Spanish melocotón

    Borrowed from Latin mālum cotōnium (“quince”), with influence from 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)

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

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • →? Catalan: melicotó, melocotó, melacotó
    • → English: melocoton
    • → Portuguese: melocotão

    Further reading

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