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pepino

nounBeginner

What does “pepino” mean in English?

  1. the cucumber

    the cucumber (masc)

Example sentences

  • El pepino está fresco.

    The cucumber is fresh.

  • Como pepino con sal.

    I eat cucumber with salt.

  • Pongo pepino en la ensalada.

    I put cucumber in the salad.

How to use it

Pepino means 'cucumber'. Masculine: el pepino. Plural pepinos. Common in salads.

Common mistake

Pepino is masculine: el pepino. Don't say 'la pepino'. Standard masculine -o ending.

Topics

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Reference

This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 1.