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watermelon en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈwaːʔɚˌmɛlən/ Dublin
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈwɑtəɹˌmɛlən/ (General-American)
  • /ˈwɔːɾɚˌmɛlən/ (Ulster)
  • /ˈwɒːt̞ɚˌmɛlən/ (Ireland)
  • /ˈwɔːtəˌmɛlən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈwaːhɐˌmɛlən/ Dublin
  • /ˈwaːʔɐˌmɛlən/ Dublin

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Germanic *watōr Proto-West Germanic *watar Old English wæter Middle English water English water English melon English watermelon Endocentric compound of water + melon. Compare French melon d'eau, German Wassermelone, and Spanish melón de agua. The meanings referring to environmentalists and behind-schedule projects derive from the idea of having a green (eco-friendly, on-schedule) outward appearance while being red (socialist, behind schedule) in a hidden way comparable to that of the fruit.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A plant of the species Citrullus lanatus, bearing a melon-like fruit.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The fruit of the watermelon plant, having a green rind and watery flesh that is typically bright red when ripe and contains black seeds.
  3. (countable, derogatory, slang, uncountable) An environmentalist with socialist leanings, an ecosocialist.
    • According to this distorted view of life, environmentalists are watermelons – green on the outside, red on the inside – who want to impose regulation, “the slippery slope to socialism”, on the use of tobacco, ozone-destroying chemicals and greenhouse gases. 2010 August 7, Robin McKie, “Merchants of Doubt by Naomi Oreskes and Erik M Conway”, in The Observer, →ISSN:
  4. (countable, uncountable) A pinkish-red colour, like that of watermelon flesh (also called watermelon pink).
  5. (countable, uncountable) A project that is presented as on schedule when it actually has parts that are falling behind.
    • The nuts and bolts of any project are transparency. If the project status is transparent, the watermelons can’t arise. If anybody is able to get the information, it will be difficult to hide something. 2011 August 8, Marc Löffler, “Watermelon Reporting”, in DZone, AnswerHub:
    • [see title] 2021 April 24, Sumir Karayi, “Combatting the Watermelon Effect to Improve Digital Experience”, in CIO, IDG Communications, archived from the original on 05 Jun 2021:
    • As a PMO [project management officer], wherever I see watermelon reporting, I encourage the PM [project manager] to be brave and honest enough to ask for help. 2015 September 17, Ken Burrell, “Watch out for watermelons in project reports”, in LinkedIn:
  6. (colloquial, countable, slang, uncountable) A breast, especially that of an adult or adolescent female human.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
watermelons Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

watermelon tourmaline · watermelontini · watermelon beetle · watermelon felon · watermelon radish · watermelonade · watermelonrita

Descendants

wedmalan

Relateds

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Synonyms

breasts

Translations (369)

hi तरबूज़ (fruit) · tk garpyz (plant) · sk vodný melón (fruit) · ms menikai (plant) · kum харбуз (fruit) · ro harbuz (fruit) · gu કલિંગર (plant) · sc síndria (fruit) · ms mendikai (fruit) · aii ܫܸܦܬܝܼܵܐ (fruit) · afb رقي (plant) · acm شمزي (plant) · ta தர்பூசணி (plant) · mn тарвас (fruit) · lez къарпуз (fruit) · za sihgvah (fruit) · cy dyfrfelon (fruit) · sh bòstan (fruit) · af waatlemoen (fruit) · acm شمزي (fruit) · tft samaka (fruit) · el καρπούζι (fruit) · ti ብርጭቕ (fruit) · sa कालिन्द (fruit) · ms tembikai (fruit) · el καρπουζιά (plant) · gu તરબૂચ (fruit) · mk бостан (plant) · hy ձմերուկ (fruit) · fi arbuusi (fruit) · sq bostan (fruit) · ro pepene verde (plant) · vi dưa hấu (plant) · lv arbūzs (plant) · kn ಕಲ್ಲಂಗಡಿ (plant) · pa ਹਦਵਾਣਾ (fruit) · mk лубеница (fruit) · sk vodný melón (plant) · arz بطيخة (fruit) · az qarpız (fruit) · sdc síndria (fruit) · arz بطيخة (plant) · to meleni (fruit) · tr karpuz (fruit) · fa هندوانه (plant) · da vandmelon (fruit) · so xabxab (plant) · kn ಕಲ್ಲಂಗಡಿ (fruit) · pa ਮਤੀਰਾ (fruit) · fa خربزه (fruit) · lb Waassermeloun (plant) · ba ҡарбуз (plant) · ba ҡарбуз (fruit) · sh lubènica (plant) · osa sáhku (fruit) · sh бо̀стан (plant) · mn шийгуа (fruit) · ar بَطِّيخ (fruit) · cs vodní meloun (fruit) · as তৰমুজ (fruit) · ses kankani (plant) · nb vassmelon (plant) · ms semangka (plant) · ajp بطيخ (plant) · tr alakavun (plant) · mk бостан (fruit) · be каву́н (fruit) · es patilla (fruit) · cmn 西瓜 (plant) · afb جحّ (fruit) · ug تاۋۇز (plant) · ro lubeniță (plant) · sq bostan (plant) · mi merengi (fruit) · afb رقي (fruit) · ota قارپوز (fruit) · xal тарвс (fruit) · ps هندواڼه (fruit) · wo xaal (fruit) · sdn síndria (fruit) · arq دلاع (plant) · sc síndria (fruit) · pt melancia (plant) · afb جحّ (plant) · mnc ᡩᡠᠩᡤᠠ (fruit) · ca sindriera (plant) · csm santija- (fruit) · kmr zebeş (fruit) · es melón de agua (fruit) · ar بَطِّيخَة (fruit) · hy ձմերուկ (plant) · aeb دلاع (fruit) · nod บะเต้า (fruit) · eo akvomelono (plant) · acw بطيخ (plant) · xal тарвс (plant) · sq shalqi (fruit) · nan-hbl 生瓜 (plant) · ky дарбыз (fruit) · la citrullus (fruit) · sc síndria (plant) · gmw-vog Erbus (plant) · af waterlemoen (fruit) · bg ди́ня (plant) · ady хъырбыдз (fruit) · afb يح (plant) · ro pepene verde (fruit) · ms tembikai (plant) · nn vassmelon (fruit) · es melón (plant) · sh лубѐница (plant) · acw بطيخ (fruit) · et vesimelon (plant) · es patilla (plant) · ka საზამთრო (plant) · nb vannmelon (plant) · nan-hbl 生瓜 (fruit) · uz tarvuz (fruit) · alt арбуз (fruit) · mr कलिंगड (fruit) · nb vannmelon (fruit) · ckb شووتی (plant) · he אֲבַטִּיחַ (fruit) · de Wassermelone (plant) · ur تربوز (fruit) · arz بطيخ (fruit) · km ឪឡឹក (fruit) · tr karpuz (plant) · kmr şûtî (fruit) · ka საზამთრო (fruit) · tg тарбуз (fruit) · fa تربز (fruit) · my ဖရဲ (fruit) · jv semangka (fruit) · ml തണ്ണിമത്തൻ (fruit) · rsk ґереґа (fruit) · ca síndria (fruit) · zza debes (plant) · ms semangka (fruit) · nan-hbl 西瓜 (plant) · ml തണ്ണിമത്തൻ (plant) · nn vassmelon (plant) · pdt Rebus (fruit) · nap mellóne d'àcqua (fruit) · fa خربز (fruit) · sh lubènica (fruit) · fur angurie (fruit) · kbd хъарбыз (fruit) · ary دلاح (plant) · ar سندية (plant) · it anguria (fruit) · tby samaka (fruit) · chr ᎬᎩᏍᏗ (plant) · bho तरबूजा (plant) · nl watermeloen (plant) · lad קארפוּס (fruit) · aii ܫܸܦܬܝܼܵܐ (plant) · hu görögdinnye (plant) · vi dưa hấu (fruit) · ko 수박 (plant) · ryu 広東瓜 (fruit) · sh bòstan (plant) · fr melon d'eau (plant) · fo vatnmelón (fruit) · mk лубеница (plant) · acm رقّي (plant) · ta தர்பூசணி (fruit) · acw حَبحَب (fruit) · ary دلاحة (plant) · fi vesimeloni (fruit) · acm رقّي (fruit) · th แตงโม (fruit) · yi קאַווענע (fruit) · sv vattenmelon (plant) · ar بَطِّيخ (plant) · ary دلاحة (fruit) · gl guineo (fruit) · kmr şûtî (plant) · ar دَلَّاع (plant) · vec inguria (fruit) · nl watermeloen (fruit) · ajp بطيخ (fruit) · it cocomero (fruit) · sdn síndria (plant) · fa هندوانه (fruit) · cs lubenice (plant) · afb يح (fruit) · sa तरम्बुज (plant) · lt arbūzas (fruit) · gl pepón (fruit) · be каву́н (plant) · az qarpız (plant) · vec cocomaro (fruit) · id semangka (plant) · bn তরমুজ (fruit) · win wicąwą sake (fruit) · hu görögdinnye (fruit) · id semangka (fruit) · sl lubenica (plant) · mi merengi (plant) · tk garpyz (fruit) · apc بطيخ (fruit) · tqw yatmaxan (plant) · chy mȧhōō'o (plant) · es melón (fruit) · lv arbūzs (fruit) · rup peapine (plant) · is vatnsmelóna (fruit) · sdc síndria (plant) · kxd sikoi (fruit) · zai xandié (fruit) · ur تربوز (plant) · dtp sadur (fruit) · cs vodní meloun (plant) · haw ipu haole (fruit) · sco wattermelon (fruit) · pam pakuan (fruit) · zza debeş (fruit) · uk каву́н (plant) · io aquomelono (fruit) · fi vesimeloni (plant) · nv chʼééhjiyáán (fruit) · uz tarvuz (plant) · ro pepene (plant) · tl pakwan (fruit) · nb vassmelon (fruit) · et vesimelon (fruit) · fr melon d'eau (fruit) · cy melon dŵr (fruit) · rap mareni (fruit) · arq دلاع (fruit) · es sandía (plant) · af waatlemoen (plant) · sl lubenica (fruit) · alt арбуз (plant) · mww dib liab (fruit) · it anguria (plant) · arz بطيخ (plant) · aii ܦܲܛܝܼܚܵܐ (plant) · ms mendelikai (plant) · sd हिंदाणो (plant) · ko 수박 (fruit) · pa ਤਰਬੂਜ (fruit) · sd छांहीं (plant) · ga mealbhacán uisce (fruit) · sh бо̀стан (fruit) · tew sandíya (fruit) · qu santiya (fruit) · mn шийгуа (plant) · cbk pakwan (fruit) · shu بطيخاي (plant) · eu angurri (fruit) · uk каву́н (fruit) · aeb دلاع (plant) · ast sandía (fruit) · it cocomero (plant) · fr pastèque (plant) · izh arbuza (plant) · fi vihervassari (derogatory slang: environmentalist with socialist leanings) · syc ܦܲܛܝܼܚܵܐ (fruit) · ar بَطِّيخَة (plant) · sq shalqi (plant) · gl cidra (fruit) · ary دلاح (fruit) · de Wassermelone (fruit) · el υδροπέπων (fruit) · lt arbūzas (plant) · ca meló d'Alger (fruit) · pl arbuz (plant) · ceb pakwan (fruit) · si දිය කොමඩු (fruit) · ko 서과 (fruit) · gl sandía (plant) · apc بطيخ (plant) · eo akvomelono (fruit) · zu ikhabe (fruit) · mt dulliegħ (fruit) · ota قارپوز (plant) · sa तरम्बुज (fruit) · ro lubeniță (fruit) · tya arafisi (fruit) · vec anguria (fruit) · bcl pakwan (fruit) · kk қарбыз (fruit) · vec cocomero (fruit) · tg тарбуз (plant) · ko 서과 (plant) · kum харбуз (plant) · srn watramun (plant) · gl cidra (plant) · th แตงโม (plant) · oc pastèca (fruit) · shn တႅင်ၸမ်ႇပူႇ (fruit) · bo ཆུ་ཀུབ (fruit) · rsk ґереґа (plant) · et arbuus (plant) · af wartlemoen (fruit) · io aquomeloniero (plant) · syc ܦܲܛܝܼܚܵܐ (plant) · sdn patéca (fruit) · sw mtikiti (plant) · zu ukhabe (plant) · st lehapu (plant) · ja スイカ (plant) · yi קאַווענע (plant) · ast sandía (plant) · sc sìndria (fruit) · sv vattenmelon (fruit) · shn တႅင်ၸမ်ႈပူႇ (fruit) · fr pastèque (fruit) · acw حَبحَب (plant) · ru арбу́з (plant) · pl arbuz (fruit) · as তৰমুজ গছ (plant) · ca meló d'aigua (fruit) · krl arpuusi (fruit) · tly зымсони (fruit) · ilo sandia (fruit) · gd meal-bhuc uisge (fruit) · da vandmelon (plant) · hi तरबूज़ (plant) · es melón de agua (plant) · gun xãjáu (fruit) · pac akeal pacai (fruit) · cic istokchank (fruit) · et arbuus (fruit) · ms sikoi (plant) · tr alkavun (plant) · nan-hbl 西瓜 (fruit) · ug تاۋۇز (fruit) · bg ди́ня (fruit) · ckb شووتی (fruit) · kmr zebeş (plant) · ms timun cina (plant) · ky дарбыз (plant) · kk қарбыз (plant) · shu بطيخ (plant) · es sandía (fruit) · bcl pakwan (plant) · cmn 西瓜 (fruit) · ms mendikai (plant) · or ତରଭୁଜ (fruit) · yue 西瓜 (fruit) · lo ໝາກໂມ (fruit) · lb Waassermeloun (fruit) · pnb ہدواݨا (fruit) · egy b-d:d-w-D28:D52-M2:Z2 (fruit) · ms betika (plant) · yue 西瓜 (plant) · mwr मतीरौ (fruit) · pt melancia (fruit) · sw tikiti (fruit) · tt карбыз (plant) · pt melancieira (plant) · tt карбыз (fruit) · gmw-vog Erbus (fruit) · ru арбу́з (fruit) · te పుచ్చకాయ (fruit) · mn тарвас (plant) · sh лубѐница (fruit) · chl 'estu'ish (fruit) · ja スイカ (fruit) · gl sandía (fruit) · za gvehoengz (fruit) · st lehapu (fruit) · yi אַרבוז (fruit) · he אֲבַטִּיחַ (plant) · yi אַרבוז (plant) · mr कलिंगड (plant)

wikidata: Q38645 · wikidata: Q24820286 · wikidata: Q17507129