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Japanese
Etymology 1
From Spanish mero (“grouper”).
Noun
メロ • (mero)
- 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)
- 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)
- (chiefly compounds) melody, a sequence of musical notes
- a verse or chorus of a song
- イントロ→メロ→サビという構成
- intoro → mero → sabi to iu kōsei
- an “intro → melody → hook” structure
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Clipping of メロドラマ, from English melodrama.
Noun
メロ • (mero)
- (compounds only) melodrama
Derived terms
- 昼メロ (hirumero, “daytime drama”)