Masculine
melón
Meaning
- (masculine) melon
- (colloquial, figuratively, masculine) can of worms
- (Lunfardo, Rioplatense, colloquial, in-plural, masculine) breasts
Concepts
Synonyms
melon
melón cantaloup
melón de invierno
cantaloup
melón almizclero
mushmelon
Translations
Frequency
Hyphenated as
me‧lón
Pronounced as (IPA)
/meˈlon/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Late Latin mēlōnem, shortening of Latin mēlopepō, from Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopépōn, “melon”).
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