melão

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Portuguese

melão

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese melon, from Late Latin mēlōnem, shortening of Latin mēlopepō, from Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopépōn, melon).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: me‧lão

Noun

melão m (plural melões)

  1. melon (fruit)
  2. (colloquial) breast

Descendants

  • Kadiwéu: melo