meloen

Meaning

1. (feminine, masculine) melon (plant or fruit of certain varieties of members of the Cucurbitaceae, notably excluding cucumbers and courgettes/zucchinis)
2. (feminine, masculine) melon (organ containing adipose tissue present in toothed whales)
3. (colloquial, feminine, masculine, plural-normally) melon, (large) breast

Concepts

melon

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cantaloupe

muskmelon

musk melon

melon

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Translations

melon

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melón

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melão

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Melone

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kavun

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meló

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melone

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gundor

qire

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qomî

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xerûze

qawin

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petêx

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meloeiro

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melone

Pronounced as (IPA)

/məˈlun/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: melone

In summary

From Middle Dutch melone, from Middle French melon, from Old French melon, from Late Latin mēlō, shortening of mēlopepō, from Koine Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopépōn).