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{{also|pepò|Pepo}}
==English==
{{was wotd|2010|March|30}}

===Etymology===
{{root|en|ine-pro|*pekʷ-}}
Borrowed from {{bor|en|la|pepō}}, from {{der|en|grc|πέπων||large melon}}, from {{m|grc|πέπων||ripe}}, from {{m|grc|πέπτω||ripen}}. {{doublet|en|pumpion}}; compare {{m|en|pumpkin}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˈpiː.pəʊ/|a=UK}}
* {{IPA|en|/ˈpi.poʊ/|a=US}}
* {{hyphenation|en|pe|po}}
* {{audio|en|en-us-pepo.ogg|a=US}}
* {{audio|en|fixed en-uk-pepo.ogg|a=UK}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun}}

# A [[fruit]] of plants of the [[gourd]] family {{taxfmt|Cucurbitaceae|family}}, possessing a hard [[rind]] and producing many [[seed]]s in a single, [[central]], [[pulpy]] chamber.
# A [[plant]] producing such a fruit.
#* {{quote-book|en|year=1945|author=George Francis Carter|title=Plant Geography and Culture History in the American Southwest|edition=Issue 5|page=25|text=The Papago claim that their ancient '''pepo''' would produce a mature, sweet melon if the ground were wet only once, while the "new" melons would not.}}

====Synonyms====
* {{sense|fruit}} {{l|en|gourd}}, {{l|en|melon}}, {{l|en|pumpkin}}, {{l|en|squash}}, {{l|en|cucumber}}
* {{sense|plant}} {{l|en|cucurbit}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|kind of fruit}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|peponedo}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|kurkku}}, {{t+|fi|meloni}}, {{t+|fi|kurpitsa}} {{q|no single word covering all}}
* French: {{t+|fr|pépon|m}}, {{t+|fr|péponide|f}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|peponide|m}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|pepónio|m}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|ты́ква|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|pepónide|m}}
* Tagalog: {{t|tl|daykutbunga}}
* Welsh: {{t|cy|pepo|m}}
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{{trans-top|plant producing such a fruit}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|kurkkukasvi}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|ты́ква|f}}
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===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=eopp|EPPO|Pope|peop.|pope}}

{{C|en|Cucurbitas|Fruits|Plant anatomy}}

==Esperanto==

===Noun===
{{eo-head}}

# a [[chirp]], [[peep]], [[twitter]]
# {{lb|eo|internet}} a [[tweet]]

====Related terms====
* {{l|eo|pepi|gloss=to chirp}}

{{cln|eo|onomatopoeias}}
{{C|eo|Birds}}

==Guaraní==

===Etymology===
Cognate with {{cognate|tpw|pepó}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|gn|[peˈpo]}}
* {{rhyme|gn|o|s=2}}
* {{hyph|gn|pe|po}}

===Noun===
{{head|gn|noun}}

# [[wing]]

==Italian==

===Verb===
{{head|it|verb form}}

# {{inflection of|it|pepare||1|s|pres|indc}}

==Kaingang==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|kgp|/pɪˈpo/}}

===Noun===
{{head|kgp|noun}}

# [[toad]]

==Latin==

===Etymology===
From {{der|la|grc|πέπων||ripe}}, from {{m|grc|πέσσω||ripen}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{la-IPA|pepō}}

===Noun===
{{la-noun|pepō/pepon<3>|g=m}}

# [[melon]] ([[pick]]ed [[ripe]])
## {{taxfmt|Cucumis melo|species}}: [[true]] [[melon]]s
## {{taxfmt|Citrullus lanatus|species}}: [[watermelon]]

====Usage notes====
* See also {{m|la|cucumis}}.

====Declension====
{{la-ndecl|pepō/pepon<3>}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|la|mēlopepō}}

====Descendants====
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* {{desc|bor=1|sq|pjepër|pjep}}
* {{desc|rup|peapini|peapine|piponj}}
* {{desc|en|pepo|bor=1}}
* {{desc|fr|péponide|bor=1}}
* {{desctree|frm|pompon}}
* {{desc|it|popone}}
* {{desc|pt|pepino}}
* {{desc|ro|pepene}}
* {{desc|es|pepino|pepón}}
* {{desc|bor=1|mul|Pepo}}
* {{desc|bor=1|gd|peapag|der=1}}
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===References===
* {{R:L&S}}
* {{R:Gaffiot}}

==Swahili==

===Etymology===
{{rfe|sw}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|sw|Sw-ke-pepo.flac|a=Kenya}}

===Noun===
{{sw-noun|n}} ''or'' {{sw-noun|ma}}

# [[spirit]], [[demon]]

===Noun===
{{head|sw|noun form}}

# {{plural of|sw|upepo}}

{{C|sw|Religion}}