melokoton
Cebuano
Etymology
From Spanish melocoton, borrowed from Latin mālum cotōnĭum (“quince”), with influence from Spanish melón.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: me‧lo‧ko‧ton
Adjective
melokoton
- of the color peach
Noun
melokoton
- the peach tree (Prunus persica)
- the color peach
- the fruit of this tree
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish melocotón (“peach”), from Latin mālum cotōnĭum (“quince”), with influence from Spanish melón.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /melokoˈton/ [mɛ.lo.xoˈt̪on̪]
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: me‧lo‧ko‧ton
Noun
melokotón (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜎᜓᜃᜓᜆᜓᜈ᜔)
References
- “melokoton”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018