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pepino [puh-pee-noh] ExamplesWord Origin noun, plural pe·pi·nos.
- a rounded, cone-shaped hill in a karstic area.
- Also called melon pear, melon shrub. a Peruvian plant, Solanum muricatum, of the nightshade family, having spiny foliage, bright blue flowers, and edible purple, egg-shaped fruit.
Origin of pepino 1895–1900; Spanish: cucumber, ultimately Latin pepō; see pepo, -ine1 Examples from the Web for pepino Historical Examples of pepino
Yes, there’s room for Pepino too, and Gaspare and Vincent may sit next to me.
Angela Brazil
When My Lady had called Pepino to throw a bucket of water over the designs and freshen them up, their brilliance was startling.
Douglas Sladen
What would she have experienced had she known the late Princess Nicoletta, Pepino’s mother?
Paul Bourget
The Pepino (a cucurbitacea) is grown in great abundance in the fields.
J. J. von Tschudi
By the natives the pepino is, and not altogether unreasonably, believed to be injurious.
J. J. von Tschudi