melon
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English [edit]
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Etymology 1 [edit]
Old French melon, from Medieval Latin melonem, from Latin melopeponem (“type of pumpkin”), from Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopepōn), from μῆλον (mēlon, “apple”) + πέπων (pepōn, “ripe”).
Noun [edit]
melon (countable and uncountable; plural melons)
- Any of various fruits of the family Cucurbitaceae grown for food, generally not including the cucumber.
- A light pinkish orange colour, like that of some melon flesh.
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melon colour:
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- (in the plural, slang) Breasts.
- (slang) The head.
Translations [edit]
fruit
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slang: breasts
Adjective [edit]
melon
- Of a light pinkish orange colour, like that of melon flesh.
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colour
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Etymology 2 [edit]
Noun [edit]
melon (uncountable)
- (chemistry) The result of heptazine being polymerized with the tri-s-triazine units linked through an amine (NH) link.
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Esperanto [edit]
Noun [edit]
melon
- accusative singular of melo
Finnish [edit]
Verb [edit]
melon
- First-person singular indicative present form of meloa.
French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Old French melon, from Medieval Latin. More at English melon.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
melon m (plural melons)
- melon (fruit)
Derived terms [edit]
Indonesian [edit]
Noun [edit]
melon
Polish [edit]
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Noun [edit]
melon m
- melon (fruit)
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