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meloen.

melon (plant or fruit of certain varieties of members of the Cucurbitaceae, notably excluding cucumbers and courgettes/zucchinis)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/məˈlun/
  1. melon (plant or fruit of certain varieties of members of the Cucurbitaceae, notably excluding cucumbers and courgettes/zucchinis)

    feminine · masculine
  2. melon (organ containing adipose tissue present in toothed whales)

    feminine · masculine
  3. melon, (large) breast

    colloquial · feminine · masculine · plural-normally
Where this word comes from

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

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