melón

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

Asturian

Etymology

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

Noun

melón m (plural melones)

  1. melon
  2. badger

Faroese

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Etymology

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

Noun

melón f (genitive singular melónar, plural melónir)

  1. melon

Declension

Declension of melón
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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

melón m (plural melóns)

  1. melon
  2. pumpkin
  3. stubble

Derived terms

References

  • “melon” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “melon” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “melón” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “melón” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “melón” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

melón m (plural melones)

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

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Western Apache: bilóń
  • → Guaraní: merõ

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