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melocoton.

A kind of yellow-fleshed peach having red skin

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌmɛləkəˈtɒn/

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

    archaic

  2. A quince.

    archaic
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Doric Greek μῆλον (mêlon)bor.? Latin mālum Latin cotōnium ▲ Ancient Greek μηλοκυδώνιον (mēlokudṓnion)calq. Latin mālum cotōniumlbor. ▲ 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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