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מלפפון

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מלפפון

  • /melafeˈfon/ Modern Israeli

Rhymes with -on

Where it comes from

From Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopépōn, “melon”), from μῆλον (mêlon, “apple; tree fruit”) + πέπων (pépōn, “ripe”).

Often erroneously suggested to be related with לָפַף (lafáf, “to wrap around”) due to their twisting vines.

noun מְלָפְפוֹן · m'laf'fón · מְלָפְפוֹנִים · מְלָפְפוֹנִי · מְלָפְפוֹנֵנוּ

  1. Armenian cucumber, vegetable melon
  2. cucumber

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"מלפפון." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9E%D7%9C%D7%A4%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%9F. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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מלפפון. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9E%D7%9C%D7%A4%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%9F

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"מלפפון." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9E%D7%9C%D7%A4%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%9F.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {מלפפון},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9E%D7%9C%D7%A4%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%9F},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}