メロ

Japanese

Etymology 1

From Spanish mero (“grouper”).

Noun

メロ • (mero) 

1. Chilean sea bass; the Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides)

   Synonyms: マジェランアイナメ (majeran ainame), 銀ムツ (ginmutsu), チリアンシーバス (chirian shī basu)

2. various species similar to D. eleginoides sold for food, especially Dissostichus mawsoni or Channa maculata

Etymology 2

Clipping of メロディ, from English melody.

Noun

メロ • (mero) 

1. (chiefly compounds) melody, a sequence of musical notes
2. a verse or chorus of a song

   イントロ→メロ→サビという構(こう)成(せい)

   intoro → mero → sabi to iu kōsei

   an “intro → melody → hook” structure

Derived terms

• 駅(えき)メロ (ekimero, “station melody, train jingle”)
• A(エー)メロ (ē-mero, “verse”), B(ビー)メロ (bī-mero, “bridge”)

Etymology 3

Clipping of メロドラマ, from English melodrama.

Noun

メロ • (mero) 

1. (compounds only) melodrama

Derived terms

• 昼(ひる)メロ (hirumero, “daytime drama”)