pepino
/pəˈpiːnoʊ/
noun
- A small, sweet fruit that looks like a melon and is yellow with purple stripes, also called pepino melon.
- I tried a pepino for the first time at the farmer's market.
- The pepino has a flavor similar to a honeydew melon.
- She sliced the pepino and added it to the fruit salad.
- A Spanish word for cucumber, sometimes used in English contexts.
- Add some chopped pepino to the gazpacho for freshness.
- He grew pepinos in his garden this summer.
- The recipe calls for one pepino, peeled and diced.