melón

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See also: melon, Melon, Melón, mełon, melɔn, and meˑlon

Asturian

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Etymology

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From Late Latin mēlō, mēlōnem, shortening of Latin mēlopepō, from Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopépōn, melon).

Noun

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melón m (plural melones)

  1. melon
  2. badger

Faroese

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Etymology

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From Danish melon, from Old French melon, from Medieval Latin melonem, from Latin melopeponem (type of pumpkin), from Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopépōn), from μῆλον (mêlon, apple) + πέπων (pépōn, ripe).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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melón f (genitive singular melónar, plural melónir)

  1. melon

Declension

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Declension of melón
f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative melón melónin melónir melónirnar
accusative melón melónina melónir melónirnar
dative melón melónini melónum melónunum
genitive melónar melónarinnar melóna melónanna

Galician

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Etymology

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15th century. Probably from Old French melon, from Late Latin mēlō, mēlōnem, shortening of Latin mēlopepō, from Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopépōn, melon).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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melón m (plural melóns)

  1. melon
  2. pumpkin
  3. stubble

Derived terms

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References

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Late Latin mēlōnem, shortening of Latin mēlopepō, from Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopépōn, melon).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /meˈlon/ [meˈlõn]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: me‧lón

Noun

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melón m (plural melones)

  1. melon
  2. (colloquial, figurative) can of worms
    abrir el melón; decentar el melónopen a can of worms
  3. (colloquial, lunfardism, Rioplatense, chiefly in the plural) breasts

Hyponyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Western Apache: bilóń
  • Guaraní: merõ

Further reading

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