muskmelon en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈmʌskˌmɛlən/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From musk + melon.
Meanings
- A true melon (Cucumis melo): such a plant or its fruit, especially one with sweet flesh.
- A true melon (Cucumis melo): such a plant or its fruit, especially one with sweet flesh. ▸ The type of such melon plant whose fruit has a netted rind and sweet aromatic flesh, Cucumis melo Reticulatus Group (sometimes merged into Cantalupensis Group); the fruit thereof.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| muskmelons | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| musk melon | alternative | lexicographic | |
| mushmelon | alternative, dated, dialectal | lexicographic |
Hypernyms
Synonyms
North American cantaloupe · rock melon · American cantaloupe · rockmelon · cantaloupe
Translations (38)
ja マスクメロン (Cucumis melo Reticulatus Group) · kn ಕರ್ಬೂಜ (sweet melon) · hu sárgadinnye (sweet melon) · cmn 網紋蜜瓜 /网纹蜜瓜 (Cucumis melo Reticulatus Group) · sm atiu (sweet melon) · cmn 網紋洋香瓜 /网纹洋香瓜 (Cucumis melo Reticulatus Group) · fr melon brodé (Cucumis melo Reticulatus Group) · hy սեխ (sweet melon) · unm panshpèkw (sweet melon) · ca meló (sweet melon) · tl katimon (sweet melon) · ty ʻatiu (sweet melon) · to katiu (sweet melon) · cmn 網紋麝香甜瓜 /网纹麝香甜瓜 (Cucumis melo Reticulatus Group) · la mēlō (sweet melon) · zza besila (sweet melon) · de Orangenmelone (sweet melon) · ar شَمَّام (sweet melon) · cmn 網紋甜瓜 /网纹甜瓜 (Cucumis melo Reticulatus Group) · nv taʼneeskʼání (sweet melon) · fj timo (sweet melon) · ca cantalup (Cucumis melo Reticulatus Group) · or ଖରଭୁଜ (sweet melon) · ml തയ്ക്കുമ്പളം (sweet melon) · ta முலாம்பழம் (sweet melon) · afb بطيخ (sweet melon) · ta திரினிப்பழம் (sweet melon) · hi ख़रबूज़ा (sweet melon) · cmn 甜瓜 (sweet melon) · af spanspek (Cucumis melo Reticulatus Group) · cmn 蜜瓜 (sweet melon) · sv sockermelon (sweet melon) · fi cantaloupe (sweet melon) · aii ܓܸܢܕܘܼܪܵܐ (sweet melon) · cmn 香瓜 (sweet melon) · fa کاونجک (sweet melon) · ru ды́ня (sweet melon) · de Zuckermelone (sweet melon)