Me̩luun

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Limburgish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Dutch meloen, from Middle Dutch melone, from Middle French melon, from Old French melon, from Late Latin mēlō, shortening of mēlopepō, from Koine Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopépōn).

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Noun

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Me̩luun f (plural Me̩luune̩) (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling)

  1. melon (fruit)
  2. (vulgar, in the plural) melons: a woman’s breasts, especially when large