melon

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Derived terms 1.6 See also 1.7 Anagrams 2 Finnish 2.1 Verb 3 Indonesian 3.1 Noun 4 Polish 4.1 Noun 4.1.1 Declension

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

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• IPA: /ˈmɛlən/
• Rhymes: -ɛlən

[edit] Etymology

Old French melon, from Mediaeval Latin melonem, from Latin melopeponem (“‘type of pumpkin’”), from Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopepōn), from μῆλον (mēlon), “‘apple’”) + πέπων (pepōn), “‘ripe’”).

[edit] Noun

melon (countable and uncountable; plural melons)

1. Any of various fruits of the family Cucurbitaceae grown for food, generally not including the cucumber.
2. (color/colour) A light pinkish orange colour, like that of some melon flesh.

   melon colour:

3. (in plural, slang) Breasts.
4. (slang) The head.

[edit] Translations

[edit] Adjective

melon

1. (color/colour) of a light pinkish orange colour, like that of melon flesh.

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[edit] Derived terms

honeydew melon melon-headed melony muskmelon

Ogen melon Persian melon rockmelon

watermelon winter melon

[edit] See also

calabash cantaloupe casaba

crenshaw melinite spanspek

Appendix:Colours

[edit] Anagrams

• lemon

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[edit] Finnish

[edit] Verb

melon

1. First-person singular indicative present form of meloa.

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[edit] Indonesian

[edit] Noun

melon

1. melon

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[edit] Polish

[edit] Noun

melon m.

1. melon (fruit)

[edit] Declension

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	melon	melony
Genitive	melona	melonów
Dative	melonowi	melonom
Accusative	melon	melony
Instrumental	melonem	melonami
Locative	melonie	melonach
Vocative	melonie	melony