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melón

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See also: melon, Melon, Melón, mełon, melɔn, and meˑlon

Asturian

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Etymology

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From Late Latin mēlō, mēlōnem, shortening of Latin mēlopepō, from Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopépōn, melon).

Noun

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melón m (plural melones)

  1. melon
  2. badger

Faroese

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Etymology

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From Danish melon, from Old French melon, from Medieval Latin melonem, from Latin melopeponem (type of pumpkin), from Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopépōn), from μῆλον (mêlon, apple) + πέπων (pépōn, ripe).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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melón f (genitive singular melónar, plural melónir)

  1. melon

Declension

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f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative melón melónin melónir melónirnar
accusative melón melónina melónir melónirnar
dative melón melónini melónum melónunum
genitive melónar melónarinnar melóna melónanna

Galician

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Etymology

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15th century. Probably from Old French melon, from Late Latin mēlō, mēlōnem, shortening of Latin mēlopepō, from Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopépōn, melon).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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melón m (plural melóns)

  1. melon
  2. pumpkin
  3. stubble

Derived terms

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References

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Late Latin mēlōnem, shortening of Latin mēlopepō, from Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopépōn, melon).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /meˈlon/ [meˈlõn]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: me‧lón

Noun

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melón m (plural melones)

  1. melon
  2. (colloquial, figurative) can of worms
    abrir el melón; decentar el melónopen a can of worms
  3. (colloquial, lunfardism, Rioplatense, chiefly in the plural) breasts

Hyponyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Western Apache: bilóń
  • Guaraní: merõ

Further reading

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