melokoton

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish melocoton, borrowed from Latin mālum cotōnĭum (“quince”), with influence from Spanish melón.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: me‧lo‧ko‧ton

Adjective

melokoton

1. of the color peach

Noun

melokoton

1. the peach tree (Prunus persica)
2. the color peach
3. the fruit of this tree

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• milokoton

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish melocotón (“peach”), from Latin mālum cotōnĭum (“quince”), with influence from Spanish melón.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /melokoˈton/ [mɛ.lo.xoˈton]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: me‧lo‧ko‧ton

Noun

melokotón (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜎᜓᜃᜓᜆᜓᜈ᜔)

1. peach

References

• “melokoton”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018