melon

English

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛlən/

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• Rhymes: -ɛlən

Etymology 1

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”).

Noun

melon (countable and uncountable, plural melons)

1. (countable) Any of various plants of the family Cucurbitaceae grown for food, generally not including the cucumber.
   1. Genus Cucumis, various musk melons, including honeydew, cantaloupes, and horned melon.
   2. Genus Citrullus, watermelons and others
   3. Genus Benincasa, a winter melon
   4. Genus Momordica, a bitter melon
2. (uncountable) The large, round to ovoid fruits that have rinds and are of such plants
3. (uncountable) A light pinkish orange colour, like that of some melon flesh.

   melon:  

4. (usually in the plural, slang) Breasts.
   • 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.”

   • 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.”

5. (countable, slang) The head.

   Think! Use your melon!

6. (countable, Australia, New Zealand, derogatory) A member of the Green Party, or similar environmental group.
7. (countable) A mass of adipose tissue found in the forehead of all toothed whales, used to focus and modulate vocalizations.

Hypernyms

• fruit

Hyponyms

• cantaloupe, citron melon, honeydew, honeydew melon, muskmelon (musk melon), citron melon, Persian melon, rockmelon, watermelon, winter melon

Derived terms

Descendants

• → Japanese: メロン
• → Korean: 멜론 (mellon)
• → Welsh: melon

Translations

Adjective

melon

1. Of a light pinkish orange colour, like that of melon flesh.

Translations

See also

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Alternative forms

• mellon

Noun

melon (uncountable)

1. (chemistry) The result of heptazine being polymerized with the tri-s-triazine units linked through an amine (NH) link.

Anagrams

• Lemon, Menlo, Monel, lemon, nmole

Chavacano

Etymology

From Spanish melón (“melon”).

Noun

melon

1. melon

Danish

Noun

melon c (singular definite melonen, plural indefinite meloner)

1. melon

Declension

Derived terms

References

• “melon” in Den Danske Ordbog

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Rhymes: -elon
• Hyphenation: me‧lon

Noun

melon

1. accusative singular of melo

Finnish

Verb

melon

1. first-person singular present indicative of meloa

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French melon, from Late Latin mēlōnem, shortening of Latin mēlopepō, from Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopépōn, “melon”). More at English melon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mə.lɔ̃/

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Noun

melon m (plural melons)

1. melon (fruit)

Derived terms

Further reading

• “melon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

Indonesian

Noun

melon (first-person possessive melonku, second-person possessive melonmu, third-person possessive melonnya)

1. melon

Synonyms

• kerahi (rare)

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

melon

Wikipedia ^no

Noun

melon m (definite singular melonen, indefinite plural meloner, definite plural melonene)

1. melon

Derived terms

References

• “melon” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

melon

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

Noun

melon m (definite singular melonen, indefinite plural melonar, definite plural melonane)

1. melon

References

• “melon” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old French

Etymology

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

Noun

melon oblique singular, m (oblique plural melons, nominative singular melons, nominative plural melon)

1. 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)

Descendants

• → Middle Dutch: melone
  • Afrikaans: meloen
  • Dutch: meloen
• → Middle English: mē̆loun, melon, milon
  • → English: melon, mellon
    • → Japanese: メロン
    • → Korean: 멜론 (mellon)
    • → Welsh: melon
• French: melon

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

melon

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin mēlōnis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛ.lɔn/

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• Rhymes: -ɛlɔn
• Syllabification: me‧lon
• Homophone: Melon

Noun

melon m inan (diminutive melonik, related adjective melonowy)

1. melon (any plant of the family Cucurbitaceae)
2. melon (Cucumis melo)

   Synonym: ogórek melon

3. melon (large, round to ovoid fruits that have rinds and are of such plants)
4. (colloquial, humorous, chiefly in the plural) huge female breast

   Synonym: balon

5. (colloquial) one million big ones (one million of any currency, especially PLN)

   Synonyms: bańka, duża bańka

6. (cetology) melon (mass of adipose tissue found in the forehead of all toothed whales, used to focus and modulate vocalizations)

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

• 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

Etymology

Borrowed from French melon.

Noun

melon n (plural meloane)

1. bowler hat

Declension

Swedish

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:

melon

Wikipedia ^sv

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian melone, from Late Latin mēlō, mēlōnem.

Noun

melon c

1. melon
2. (slang) melon (breast)

   Schyssta meloner! ― Nice melons!

Declension

Derived terms

References

• melon in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• melon in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• melon in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meˈlon/,
• Hyphenation: me‧lon

Noun

melón (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜎᜓᜈ᜔)

1. Alternative form of milon

Welsh

Alternative forms

• melwn

Etymology

Borrowed from English melon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛlɔn/

Noun

melon m (plural melonau or melons)

1. melon

Mutation

Further reading

• 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