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melon en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

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• /ˈmelən/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• /ˈmɛlən/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology

From Middle English meloun, melon, from Old French melon, from Late Latin melonem, from Latin melopeponem, from Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopépōn), from μῆλον (mêlon, “apple”) + πέπων (pépōn, “ripe”).

Meanings

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

Relateds

casaba · melinite · spanspek · calabash · crenshaw · cantaloupe

Translations (5)

el πεπονόχρους (color) · bg пъпешов (color) · io melonea (color) · el πεπονής (color) · tr kavuniçi (color)

melon en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio
• /ˈmelən/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• /ˈmɛlən/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio

Etymology

From Middle English meloun, melon, from Old French melon, from Late Latin melonem, from Latin melopeponem, from Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopépōn), from μῆλον (mêlon, “apple”) + πέπων (pépōn, “ripe”).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Some of the plants of the family Cucurbitaceae grown for food, generally not including the cucumber. ▸ Genus Cucumis, the true melon (including various cultigens like honeydew and cantaloupes), the horned melon, and others.
2. (countable, uncountable) Some of the plants of the family Cucurbitaceae grown for food, generally not including the cucumber. ▸ Genus Citrullus, the watermelon and others.
3. (countable, uncountable) Some of the plants of the family Cucurbitaceae grown for food, generally not including the cucumber. ▸ Benincasa hispida, the winter melon.
4. (countable, uncountable) Some of the plants of the family Cucurbitaceae grown for food, generally not including the cucumber. ▸ Momordica charantia, the bitter melon.
5. (countable, uncountable) The large, round to ovoid fruits that have rinds and are of such plants.
   • The game was up and we began paddling furiously for the opposite shore. This caused Flora to shout all the louder: “Boy! Boys! Don’t let the melons get away. Keep the dadblasted things. If you don’t the whole pack of you will be back to plug and ruin another batch!” So we did, sitting down in a ravine out of sight of the scoutmaster. Red looked up, his florid, freckled face wet with melon, and grinned widely: “You know, fellers, I just don’t know what we’d do without Mr. Flora.” Red was to wind up watermelonless in the U.S. Navy! 2000, Frank F[urlong] Mathias, “Camp Black Hawk and Carlisle Christianity”, in The GI Generation: A Memoir, Lexington, Ky.: University Press of Kentucky, →ISBN, page 198:
   • Six years ago, when Daniel Humm, the 33-year-old executive chef at Eleven Madison Park, was traveling in Barcelona, Spain, he discovered cooks grilling slices of melon and serving them at a tapas bar. 2010 July 5, Elaine Louie, “The Temporary Vegetarian: Grilled Watermelon and Tomato Salad”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 06 Jul 2010:
6. (uncountable) A light pinkish orange color, like that of some melon flesh.
7. (countable, plural-normally, slang, uncountable) The breasts.
   • 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.” 1958, Thomas Berger, Crazy in Berlin:
   • “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.” 2013, K. L. Brady, Got a Right to Be Wrong, page 107:
8. (countable, slang) The head, the brain.
   • Think! Use your melon!
9. (Australia, New-Zealand, countable, derogatory) A member of the Green Party, or similar environmental group.
10. (countable) A mass of adipose tissue found in the forehead of all toothed whales, used to focus and modulate vocalizations.

Forms

Deriveds

melon aldehyde · melonlike · melon ball scooper · melonic · oriental melon · kaffir melon · coyote melon · mango melon · Melon rugose mosaic virus · fuzzy melon · Namib melon · Chinese preserving melon · melonworm · stock melon · melon-headed · melon muncher · melon bread · pepino melon · Persian melon · melon fly · snake melon · Charentais melon · melonist · melon heptenal · melon baller · melontini · snow melon · Montreal melon · paddymelon · melonless · melon hole · Santa Claus melon · chest melon · Christmas melon · preserving melon · Korean melon · seven-year melon · melonious · melonade · cotton and melon aphid · pineapple melon · Montreal nutmeg melon · pocket melon · French melon · melonous · melon beetle · melon cutting · melon aphid · mouse melon · melonal · melon head · melonrita · fodder melon · melongrower · melony · bittermelon · melonette · melon-headed whale · banana melon · pomegranate melon · Hami melon · jam melon · melon thistle · melon cactus

Descendants

メロン · melon · 멜론 · melon · முலாம்பழம்

Hypernyms

fruit

Hyponyms

cantaloupe · citron melon · watermelon · rockmelon · winter melon · Persian melon · muskmelon · honeydew · honeydew melon

Synonyms

breasts

Translations (154)

af meloen (fruit) · ur خربوزہ (fruit) · ml മത്തങ്ങ (fruit) · shu شماماي (fruit) · kmr qomî (fruit) · de Melonen (slang: breasts) · arz شمام (fruit) · sv melon (fruit) · mi meren(g)i (fruit) · pl melony (slang: breasts) · sa खर्बूज (fruit) · ood miloni (fruit) · ky коон (fruit) · mn амтат гуа (fruit) · pl melon (fruit) · fy meloen (fruit) · it meloni (slang: breasts) · kw melon (fruit) · fr melon (color) · tr kavun (fruit) · fo melón (fruit) · uk ди́ня (fruit) · id melon (fruit) · my သခွားမသီး (fruit) · cmn 瓜 (fruit) · ms melon (fruit) · fa خربزه (fruit) · ru бу́фер (slang: breasts) · ga mealbhacán (fruit) · te ఖర్బూజాపండు (fruit) · be ды́ня (fruit) · lt melionas (fruit) · mk бостан (fruit) · mi kākāriki (fruit) · be мэлён (fruit) · es melón (fruit) · kmr gundor (fruit) · ur میلن (fruit) · nl meloen (fruit) · so batikh (fruit) · ta இன்னீரம் (fruit) · cmn 甜瓜 (fruit) · as বাঙী (fruit) · no melon (fruit) · hi मेलन (fruit) · cs meloun (fruit) · ba ҡауын (fruit) · xmf შინკა (fruit) · la pepo (fruit) · nan-hbl 瓜仔 (fruit) · ru ды́ня (fruit) · sh dȉnja (fruit) · bn খরবুজ (fruit) · bg цици (slang: breasts) · sh ди̏ња (fruit) · tl milon (fruit) · eo melono (fruit) · fr melons (slang: breasts) · gl melón (fruit) · fi melonit (slang: breasts) · nv taʼneeskʼání (fruit) · kmr qire (fruit) · pt melão (fruit) · ab ашьынка (fruit) · io melono (fruit) · ast melón (fruit) · fr pastèques (slang: breasts) · si කොමඩු (fruit) · mww dib (fruit) · ar شَمَّام (fruit) · frs melôon (fruit) · hy սեխ (fruit) · mt bettieħa (fruit) · tg харбуза (fruit) · fi meloni (fruit) · oc melon (fruit) · scn miluni (fruit) · ti ሓብሓብ (fruit) · oj ezaawaanh (fruit) · da melon (fruit) · lb Meloun (fruit) · ca meló (fruit) · el πεπονί (color) · fr melon (fruit) · qu milun (fruit) · bn তরমুজ (fruit) · fi munkit (slang: breasts) · it melone (fruit) · aii ܦܲܛܝܼܚܵܐ (fruit) · hi ख़रबूज़ा (fruit) · el πεπόνι (fruit) · kxd batat (fruit) · ka ნესვი (fruit) · kmr petêx (fruit) · bg пъ́пеш (fruit) · arz شهد (fruit) · ko 향참외 (fruit) · ro pepene galben (fruit) · ja メロン (fruit) · sk melón (fruit) · be малён (fruit) · ta முலாம்பழம் (fruit) · lo ແຕງ (fruit) · az yemiş (fruit) · tl melon (fruit) · orv дꙑнꙗ (fruit) · km ត្រសក់ស្រូវ (fruit) · ee aɖiba (fruit) · pt melões (slang: breasts) · he מֶלוֹן (fruit) · tr karpuzlar (slang: breasts) · el πεπόνια (slang: breasts) · rup piponj (fruit) · de Melone (fruit) · haw ipu (fruit) · az qovun (fruit) · kw pompyon hweg (fruit) · sq pjepër (fruit) · bn খরমুজ (fruit) · nan-hbl 瓜 (fruit) · mk диња (fruit) · ko 메론 (fruit) · ug قوغۇن (fruit) · yue 瓜 (fruit) · ru до́йка (slang: breasts) · grc πέπων (fruit) · rup peapini (fruit) · shu شمام (fruit) · uz qovun (fruit) · acw خربز (fruit) · sl melona (fruit) · yi מעלאָן (fruit) · dng гуа (fruit) · kmr qawin (fruit) · et melon (fruit) · tr kavuniçi (color) · frr Meloon (fruit) · kk қауын (fruit) · chy mȧhōō'o (fruit) · ckb کاڵەک (fruit) · cop ⲫⲓϧ (fruit) · my ဖရုံ (fruit) · ro pepene (fruit) · tk gawun (fruit) · vi dưa (fruit) · th แตง (fruit) · la mēlō (fruit) · hu dinnye (fruit) · ko 멜론 (fruit) · oj eshkandaming (fruit) · lv melone (fruit) · tt кавын (fruit) · aeb بَطِّيخْ (fruit) · dng тянгуа (fruit)

melon en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio
• /ˈmelən/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• /ˈmɛlən/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative, uncountable) Alternative form of mellon.
   alt of mellon