Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *cucumellus, diminutive of Latin cucuma ‎(“large cooking vessel”). Compare Galician cogomelo, Occitan cocomèla and Sardinian cugumeddu.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.ɣu.ˈmɛ.lu/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.gu.ˈmɛ.lu/
• (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.gu.ˈmɛ.lo/
• Hyphenation: co‧gu‧me‧lo