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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PEPO

From Latin: pumpkin, from Greek pepōn edible gourd, from peptein to ripen.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PEPO

pepo  [ˈpiːpəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PEPO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pepo is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PEPO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pepo in the English dictionary

The definition of pepo in the dictionary is the fruit of any of various cucurbitaceous plants, such as the melon, squash, cucumber, and pumpkin, having a firm rind, fleshy watery pulp, and numerous seeds.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PEPO


Apo
ˈɑːpəʊ
campo
ˈkæmpəʊ
capo
ˈkeɪpəʊ
cheapo
ˈtʃiːpəʊ
depot
ˈdɛpəʊ
expo
ˈɛkspəʊ
Gestapo
ɡɛˈstɑːpəʊ
Ipoh
ˈiːpəʊ
matipo
mɑːˈtiːpəʊ
Ningbo
ˈnɪŋˈpəʊ
oppo
ˈɒpəʊ
po
pəʊ
Poe
pəʊ
repo
ˈriːpəʊ
sheepo
ˈʃiːpəʊ
SWAPO
ˈswɑːpəʊ
tempo
ˈtɛmpəʊ
topo
ˈtɒpəʊ
troppo
ˈtrɒpəʊ
typo
ˈtaɪpəʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PEPO

pep talk
peperino
peperomia
pepful
Pepin the Short
pepino
pepla
peplos
peplum
peplus
pepped
pepper
pepper gas
pepper mill
pepper pot
pepper shaker
pepper spray
pepper tree
pepper-and-salt
pepperbox

WORDS THAT END LIKE PEPO

a tempo
Aleppo
compo
contempo
da capo
hypo
kakapo
Lake Taupo
Limpopo
lipo
Ningpo
non troppo
Nopo
Seppo
shippo
Taupo
Tzepo
up-tempo
upo
zippo

Synonyms and antonyms of pepo in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pepo» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PEPO

Find out the translation of pepo to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pepo from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pepo» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

西葫芦
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pepo
570 millions of speakers

English

pepo
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pepo
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بيبو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Пепо
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pepo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

pepo
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pepo
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pepo
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

pepo
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

瓜果
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

pepo
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pepo
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

pepo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அரக்கன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पेपो
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pepo
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Pepo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pepo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Пепо
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pepo
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

pepo
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pepo
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pepo
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pepo
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pepo

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PEPO»

The term «pepo» is regularly used and occupies the 59.496 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PEPO» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pepo

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PEPO»

Discover the use of pepo in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pepo and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pepo As an Inner Healing Force: Practices of a Female ...
This bulletin describes the life story and healing practice of a female spiritual healer, Nambela, in the south-western highlands of Tanzania, both from an ethnographic and an anthropological point of view.
Jessica Erdtsieck, 1997
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Mansfeld's Encyclopedia of Agricultural and Horticultural ...
et \ar.fraterna (L.H. Bailey) Filov (= C. pepo L. ssp. pepo). Cucurbita melopepo L., Sp. PI. (1753) 1010; C. ovifera L., Mant. 1 (1767) 126; C. pepo L. polymorpha Duch. ex Lam. melopepo (L.) Duch. ex Lam., Encycl. 2 (1786) 157 eipyxidaris ...
Peter Hanelt, Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, W. Kilian, 2001
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Vegetables
Authors G.J.H. Grubben & F. Chigumira Ngwerume CUCURBITA PEPO L. Protologue Sp. pl. 2: 1010 (1753). Family Cucurbitaceae Chromosome number 2n = 40 Vernacular names Courgette, zucchini, summer squash, vegetable marrow, ...
G. J. H. Grubben, 2004
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African Dance
The Swahili word pepo is the equivalent of the Arab word jinn, meaning “devil” or “evil spirit.” Some evil spirits are harmless, while others enter into the human body and create various ills and pains, insensibility, or sometimes a demented state ...
Kariamu Welsh-Asante, Elizabeth A. Hanley, 2010
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Documenting Domestication: New Genetic and Archaeological ...
Testing Hypotheses of Multiple Domestication with Genetic Data—the Example of Cucurbita pepo Several hypotheses of multiple independent domestications of particular crops have been proposed, based on analyses of morphological or ...
Melinda A. Zeder, 2006
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Pepo Nne: Diwani Ya Malenga Wa Mlima Meru : (Swahili)
Diwani Ya Malenga Wa Mlima Meru : (Swahili) Mwiti-O-Marete. Mtunzi huyu ameamua kutumia lahaja ya Kimvita badala ya ile sanifu ya Kiunguja. Mashairi mengi yanayotungwa na washairi wa pwani mwa Kenya yametumia Kimvita na ...
Mwiti-O-Marete, 2012
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Rivers of Change: Essays on Early Agriculture in Eastern ...
Small C. pepo seeds and thin rind fragments indicate the widespread use of wild gourds of this species across eastern North America as early as 8,000 B.p., with the earliest evidence of domesticated C. pepo squash in the region, as reflected ...
Bruce D. Smith, 2007
8
Application of Phytotechnologies for Cleanup of Industrial, ...
For instance, plants with large leaves that grow close to the ground may be expected to accumulate higher concentrations of POPs in their shoots via volatilisation or soil contact. However, for Cucurbita pepo ssp. pepo, even closely related ...
Peter A. Kulakow, Valentina V. Pidlisnyuk, 2009
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Pepo and Lolo and the Red Apple
Pepo the pink pig and Lolo the yellow chick work together to obtain an apple from a branch too high for either of them to reach.
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10
Handbook of Proteolytic Enzymes
PepO has been purified from different Lactococcus strains with purification factors ranging from 147-fold [5] to 678-fold [1]. In Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus and in Streptococcus salivarius subsp. thermophilus 70kDa proteins have ...
Alan J. Barrett, Neil D. Rawlings, J. Fred Woessner, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PEPO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pepo is used in the context of the following news items.
1
MS Motosuit Motocross to award 2014 top riders
The list includes Erwin Uypitching, Jubenile Abellar, Seigfred Ornopia, Jon Jon Adlawan, Pepo Rubi and Burnok Mangusong among others. «Sun.Star, Jul 15»
2
pepo watermelon slicer by avihai shurin for monkey business
the 'pepo' watermelon slicer is the latest work by designer avihai shurin for purveyor of quirky goods monkey business. ideal for kids and ... «Designboom, Jul 15»
3
Pepo ya ngono: House help accused of infecting 18 boys with HIV
There was an uproar online last week after an anonymous person forwarded a message claiming a house help had infected 18 teenagers with ... «SDE Entertainment News, Jul 15»
4
Growing Squash: Not always easy to get fruit
Summer squash (Cucurbita pepo var. melopepo) is a very close relative of winter squash and pumpkin, (Cucurbita pepo var pepo). Melons ... «Visalia Times-Delta, Jul 15»
5
A lot more than water found in watermelon
Its fruit, which is also called watermelon, is a special kind referred to by botanists as a pepo, a berry which has a thick rind and fleshy center. «Chatham Daily News, Jul 15»
6
Spanish tennis crisis continues as David Cup captain quits
Toni Nadal, Pepo Clavet, Javier Duarte, Karim Perona, Albert Portas, Xavi Budo, Alejo Mancisidor, Gonzalo López, Carlos Costa and Tomas ... «Spanish News Today, Jun 15»
7
Nickie Houser, 74
She is survived by her husband, Steven of Port Orchard; son, Brian of Kirkland; and brothers, Pepo and Paquito, both of Puerto Rico. A celebration of life for ... «Kitsap Sun, Jun 15»
8
Will Fox News Cancel 'The Greg Gutfeld Show'?
Perhaps the basic problem with the so-far painful Sunday night Greg Gutfeld Show is summed up by Activity Pit user “Pepo.” “IMHO Greg's ... «The Inquisitr, Jun 15»
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Dia da Musica Festival in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, June 21st
... beginning the event at 2PM; Yamã playing at 3PM; Dom Pepo taking the stage at 4PM and Mohandas wrapping things up beginning at 5PM. «The Rio Times, Jun 15»
10
Star Ingredient of the Season: Summer Squash
... zucchini and pumpkin in the Cucurbita pepo family can get pretty confusing. The term “summer squash” actually comes from the short storage ... «Houstonia Magazine, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Pepo [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pepo>. May 2024 ».
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