melon
English
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[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle English meloun, melon, from Old French melon, from Late Latin melonem, from Latin melopeponem, from Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopépōn), from μῆλον (mêlon, “apple”) + πέπων (pépōn, “ripe”).
Noun
[edit]melon (countable and uncountable, plural melons)
- (countable) Any of various plants of the family Cucurbitaceae grown for food, generally not including the cucumber.
- Genus Cucumis, various musk melons, including honeydew, cantaloupes, and horned melon.
- Genus Citrullus, watermelons and others
- Genus Benincasa, a winter melon
- Genus Momordica, a bitter melon
- (uncountable) The large, round to ovoid fruits that have rinds and are of such plants
- (uncountable) A light pinkish orange colour, like that of some melon flesh.
- melon:
- (usually in the plural, slang) Breasts.
- 1958, Thomas Berger, Crazy in Berlin:
- She indicated her left melon, underneath which lay the heart. “Because you stuck with me, and whether you ever said it or not, that is love.”
- 2013, K. L. Brady, Got a Right to Be Wrong, page 107:
- “Wait a minute.” I said. “James with another woman? Mommy, that doesn't even sound right?” “It's true. I caught him squeezing her melons.”
- (countable, slang) The head.
- Think! Use your melon!
- (countable, Australia, New Zealand, derogatory) A member of the Green Party, or similar environmental group.
- (countable) A mass of adipose tissue found in the forehead of all toothed whales, used to focus and modulate vocalizations.
Hypernyms
[edit]Hyponyms
[edit]- cantaloupe, citron melon, honeydew, honeydew melon, muskmelon (musk melon), citron melon, Persian melon, rockmelon, watermelon, winter melon
Derived terms
[edit]- banana melon
- chest melon
- Chinese preserving melon
- Christmas melon
- coyote melon
- fodder melon
- fuzzy melon
- Hami melon
- jam melon
- kaffir melon
- Korean melon
- mango melon
- melon aldehyde
- melon baller
- melon ball scooper
- melon beetle
- melon bread
- melon cactus
- melon cutting
- melon head
- melon-headed
- melon-headed whale
- melon heptenal
- melon hole
- melonious
- melonous
- Melon rugose mosaic virus
- melon thistle
- melony
- Montreal melon
- Montreal nutmeg melon
- mouse melon
- oriental melon
- pepino melon
- pineapple melon
- pocket melon
- pomegranate melon
- preserving melon
- Santa Claus melon
- snake melon
- stock melon
Descendants
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Adjective
[edit]melon
- Of a light pinkish orange colour, like that of melon flesh.
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[edit]Etymology 2
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Alternative forms
[edit]Noun
[edit]melon (uncountable)
- (chemistry) The result of heptazine being polymerized with the tri-s-triazine units linked through an amine (NH) link.
Anagrams
[edit]Chavacano
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[edit]Noun
[edit]melón (plural melones)
Danish
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[edit]melon c (singular definite melonen, plural indefinite meloner)
Declension
[edit]common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | melon | melonen | meloner | melonerne |
genitive | melons | melonens | meloners | melonernes |
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “melon” in Den Danske Ordbog
Esperanto
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[edit]Noun
[edit]melon
- accusative singular of melo
Finnish
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[edit]melon
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old French melon, from Late Latin mēlōnem, shortening of Latin mēlopepō, from Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopépōn, “melon”). More at English melon.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]melon m (plural melons)
- melon (fruit)
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “melon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From English melon, from Middle English meloun, melon, from Old French melon, from Late Latin melonem, from Latin melopeponem (“type of pumpkin”), from Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopépōn), from μῆλον (mêlon, “apple”) + πέπων (pépōn, “ripe”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]melon
- muskmelon; cantaloupe (a type of melon, Cucumis melo subsp. melo, with sweet orange flesh and a rough skin resembling netting)
- Synonym: (rare) kerahi
Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Noun
[edit]melon m (definite singular melonen, indefinite plural meloner, definite plural melonene)
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “melon” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Noun
[edit]melon m (definite singular melonen, indefinite plural melonar, definite plural melonane)
References
[edit]- “melon” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Late Latin mēlō, mēlōnem, shortening of Latin mēlopepō, from Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopépōn, “melon”).
Noun
[edit]melon oblique singular, m (oblique plural melons, nominative singular melons, nominative plural melon)
- melon (fruit)
- 1256, Aldebrandin de Sienne, Rég. du corps
- fera une decoction de violetes, de poumes de semence de cahoides, de melons, de citroles, d'ierbes froides
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1256, Aldebrandin de Sienne, Rég. du corps
Descendants
[edit]Polish
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[edit]Learned borrowing from Late Latin mēlōnis.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]melon m inan (diminutive melonik, related adjective melonowy)
- melon (any plant of the family Cucurbitaceae)
- melon (Cucumis melo)
- Synonym: ogórek melon
- melon (large, round to ovoid fruits that have rinds and are of such plants)
- (colloquial, humorous, chiefly in the plural) huge female breast
- Synonym: balon
- (colloquial) one million big ones (one million of any currency, especially PLN)
- Synonyms: bańka, duża bańka
- (cetology) melon (mass of adipose tissue found in the forehead of all toothed whales, used to focus and modulate vocalizations)
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- melon in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- melony in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- melon in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- melon in PWN's encyclopedia
Romanian
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[edit]Noun
[edit]melon n (plural meloane)
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) melon | melonul | (niște) meloane | meloanele |
genitive/dative | (unui) melon | melonului | (unor) meloane | meloanelor |
vocative | melonule | meloanelor |
Swedish
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[edit]Borrowed from Italian melone, from Late Latin mēlō, mēlōnem.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]melon c
Declension
[edit]Declension of melon | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | melon | melonen | meloner | melonerna |
Genitive | melons | melonens | meloners | melonernas |
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- melon in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- melon in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- melon in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Tagalog
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[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /meˈlon/ [mɛˈlon̪]
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: me‧lon
Noun
[edit]melón (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜎᜓᜈ᜔)
- Alternative form of milon
Welsh
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[edit]melon m (plural melonau or melons)
Mutation
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
melon | felon | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “melon”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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