melocotonero

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Doric Greek μῆλον (mêlon)bor.?

Latin mālum

Latin cotōnium

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Ancient Greek μηλοκυδώνιον (mēlokudṓnion)calq.

Latin mālum cotōniumlbor.

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Spanish melóninflu.

Spanish melocotón

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-so-

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-āsijos

Proto-Italic *-āsios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -ārius

Spanish -ero

Spanish melocotonero

From melocotón + -ero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /melokotoˈneɾo/ [me.lo.ko.t̪oˈne.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: me‧lo‧co‧to‧ne‧ro

Noun

melocotonero m (plural melocotoneros)

1. peach tree

   Synonym: durazno

Further reading

• “melocotonero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025