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melon^¹

/ˈmɛlən/ US, UK
/ˈmelən/ Australia, New Zealand

Rhymes with -ɛlən

Where it comes from

From Middle English meloun, melon, from Old French melon, from Late Latin melonem, from Latin melopeponem, from Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopépōn), from μῆλον (mêlon, “apple”) + πέπων (pépōn, “ripe”).

noun melons

countable, uncountable Genus Cucumis, the true melon (including various cultigens like honeydew and cantaloupes), the horned melon, and others.
countable, uncountable Genus Citrullus, the watermelon and others.
countable, uncountable Benincasa hispida, the winter melon.
countable, uncountable Momordica charantia, the bitter melon.
countable, uncountable The large, round to ovoid fruits that have rinds and are of such plants. The game was up and we began paddling furiously for the opposite shore. This caused Flora to shout all the louder: “Boy! Boys! Don’t let the melons get away. Keep the dadblasted things. If you don’t the whole pack of you will be back to plug and ruin another batch!” So we did, sitting down in a ravi
uncountable A light pinkish orange color, like that of some melon flesh.
countable, plural normally, slang, uncountable The breasts. She indicated her left melon, underneath which lay the heart. “Because you stuck with me, and whether you ever said it or not, that is love.”
countable, slang The head, the brain. Think! Use your melon!
Australia, New Zealand, countable, derogatory A member of the Green Party, or similar environmental group.
countable A mass of adipose tissue found in the forehead of all toothed whales, used to focus and modulate vocalizations.

Similar: breasts

adjective

Of a light pinkish orange color, like that of melon flesh.

melon^²

/ˈmɛlən/ US, UK
/ˈmelən/ Australia, New Zealand

Rhymes with -ɛlən

noun

alternative, uncountable Alternative form of mellon

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: melon vine, casaba, cantaloupe, watermelon, calabash, honeydew, melo, bowler, maria, gourd, squash, mallow, horned melon, apple, muskmelon, mouse melon

noun

Similar: breasts

Translations

Every language

noun fruit

Español	melón
日本語	メロン meron
中文	瓜 guā, 甜瓜 tiánguā
हिन्दी	मेलन melan, ख़रबूज़ा xarbūzā
Português	melão
Français	melon
Deutsch	Melone
Italiano	melone
Ελληνικά	πεπόνι pepóni
Română	pepene, pepene galben
Русский	ды́ня dýnja
Tiếng Việt	dưa
العربية	شَمَّام šammām
עברית	מֶלוֹן melon

noun color

Français	melon
Ελληνικά	πεπονί peponí

noun slang: breasts

Português	melões
Français	melons, pastèques
Deutsch	Melonen
Italiano	meloni
Ελληνικά	πεπόνια pepónia
Русский	до́йка dójka, бу́фер búfer

adj color

Ελληνικά	πεπονής peponís, πεπονόχρους peponóchrous

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@misc{melon_2026,
  title = {melon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/melon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}