melon

mel·on  (mln)

n.

1. Any of several varieties of two related vines (Cucumis melo or Citrullus lanatus) widely cultivated for their edible fruit.

2. The fruit of any of these plants, having a hard rind and juicy flesh.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin ml, mln-, short for Latin mlopep, from Greek mlopepn : mlon, apple + pepn, gourd.]

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melon

Noun

any of various large edible fruits which have a hard rind and juicy flesh [Greek mēlon apple]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	melon - any of numerous fruits of the gourd family having a hard rind and sweet juicy flesh edible fruit - edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh melon ball - a bite of melon cut as a sphere muskmelon, sweet melon - the fruit of a muskmelon vine; any of several sweet melons related to cucumbers watermelon - large oblong or roundish melon with a hard green rind and sweet watery red or occasionally yellowish pulp melon vine, melon - any of various fruit of cucurbitaceous vines including: muskmelons; watermelons; cantaloupes; cucumbers
	2.	melon - any of various fruit of cucurbitaceous vines including: muskmelons; watermelons; cantaloupes; cucumbers melon vine melon - any of numerous fruits of the gourd family having a hard rind and sweet juicy flesh gourd vine, gourd - any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds Citrullus vulgaris, watermelon, watermelon vine - an African melon Cucumis melo, muskmelon, sweet melon, sweet melon vine - any of several varieties of vine whose fruit has a netted rind and edible flesh and a musky smell cucumber, cucumber vine, Cucumis sativus - a melon vine of the genus Cucumis; cultivated from earliest times for its cylindrical green fruit

Translations

melon [ˈmɛlən] n → melón m

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melon [ˈmɛlən] n → melon m

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melon [ˈmɛlən] n → Melone f

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melon [ˈmɛlən] n → melone m

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melon

n melon [ˈmelən]

1 a large, sweet fruit with many seeds. spanspek شُمّام пъпеш meloun melon die Melone πεπόνι melón melon هندوانه meloni melon מֶלוֹן तरबूज dinja dinnye semangka melóna melone メロン 멜론 melionas melone tembikai susu meloen melon melon melão pepene (galben) дыня; арбуз melón melona; melonin dinja melon เมลอน (ผลไม้ประเภทเดียวกับแตงโม) kavun 瓜 диня خربوزہ، تربوز، سردا quả dưa 瓜

2 its firm yellow or red flesh as food We started the meal with melon; (also adjective ) a melon seed. spanspek حَرّوش، بَطيخ أصْفَر، شُمّام вътрешната част на пъпеш meloun; melounový melon; melon- die Melone; melonen-... πεπόνι melón melon هندوانه meloni (de) melon מֶלוֹן स्फुटिकफल, ख़रबूज़ा, तरबूज़ meso dinje dinnye semangka melóna melone; di melone メロン 멜론의 과육 melionas melone tembikai susu meloen melon melon melão (de) pepene (galben) дыня; арбуз melón; melónový melona dinja melon เนื้อเมลอน kavun 瓜肉 диня ان پھلوں کا گودا quả dưa 瓜肉