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/Sounds like "meh" (as in "met") + "loh" (as in "loan") + "koh" (as in "coat") + "TOHN" (as in "toll")/

Meaning

A sweet, juicy fruit with velvety skin that Spain calls melocotón and Latin America calls durazno. Perfect for eating fresh in summer, in homemade syrup, or as artisanal jam.

Examples

The seasonal melocotones are delicious.

I love melocotón juice.

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Regional synonyms

To make someone confess something they didn't want to reveal, extracting the truth through relentless questioning. In Mexico, it's the art of the informal interrogation among friends and family.