# melocoton

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌmɛləkəˈtɒn/

## Definitions
1. A kind of yellow-fleshed peach having red skin
2. A quince.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Ancient Greek μηλοκυδώνιον (mēlokudṓnion)calq.
Latin mālum cotōnium
Spanish melóninflu.
Spanish melocotónbor.
English melocoton
Borrowed from Spanish melocotón (“peach tree and its fruit”), from Latin mālum cotōnium (“quince, or quince tree”, literally “apple of Cydonia”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/melocoton