meloen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch melone, from Middle French melon, from Old French melon, from Late Latin mēlō, shortening of mēlopepō, from Koine Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopépōn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məˈlun/

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• Hyphenation: me‧loen
• Rhymes: -un

Noun

meloen f or m (plural meloenen, diminutive meloentje n)

1. melon (plant or fruit of certain varieties of members of the Cucurbitaceae, notably excluding cucumbers and courgettes/zucchinis)
2. melon (organ containing adipose tissue present in toothed whales)
3. (colloquial, usually in the plural) melon, (large) breast

   Synonym: borst

Derived terms

• galiameloen
• honingmeloen
• meloenboom
• meloenpit
• meloenzaad
• oenemeloen
• suikermeloen
• watermeloen

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: meloen

Finnish

Verb

meloen

1. instructive of second active infinitive of meloa

Anagrams

• melone

Limburgish

Noun

meloên f (plural meloene)

1. Veldeke spelling of Me̩luun