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Meaning of Melon | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
ˈmɛlən

Definitions

  1. Some of the plants of the family Cucurbitaceae grown for food, generally not including the cucumber.
    countable, uncountable
  2. Genus Cucumis, the true melon (including various cultigens like honeydew and cantaloupes), the horned melon, and others.
    countable, uncountable
  3. Genus Citrullus, the watermelon and others
    countable, uncountable
  4. Benincasa hispida, the winter melon
    countable, uncountable
  5. Momordica charantia, the bitter melon
    countable, uncountable
  6. The large, round to ovoid fruits that have rinds and are of such plants
    countable
  7. A light pinkish orange color, like that of some melon flesh.
    uncountable
  8. The breasts.
    countable, plural-normally, slang, uncountable
  9. The head, the brain.
    countable, slang
  10. A member of the Green Party, or similar environmental group.
    Australia, New-Zealand, countable, derogatory
  11. A mass of adipose tissue found in the forehead of all toothed whales, used to focus and modulate vocalizations.
    countable

Equivalents

العربية البطيخ بطيخ حدج شمام شهد
Azərbaycanca qovun yemiş
Беларуская дыня малён мэлён
Български пъпеш
বাংলা তরমুজ
Català meló
Čeština meloun
Deutsch Melone Melonen
Esperanto melono
Español melón
فارسی خربزه
Français melon melon melons pastèques
Gaeilge mealbhacán
Galego melón
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi ipu
עברית מִלּוֹן
हिन्दी ख़रबूज़ा
Magyar dinnye
Հայերեն սեխ
Bahasa Indonesia melon
Italiano melone meloni
日本語 メロン 甜瓜
ქართული ნესვი
Қазақша қауын
한국어 메론 멜론 물외 향참외
Kurdî dua
Кыргызча коон
Latina melo pepo
Lëtzebuergesch Meloun
ລາວ ແຕງ
Latviešu melone
Te Reo Māori kākāriki
Македонски бостан диња
മലയാളം മത്തങ്ങ
Malti bettieħa
မြန်မာဘာသာ ဖရုံ သခွားမသီး
Nederlands meloen
Polski melon melony
Português melão melões
Русский буфер дойка дыня
Slovenščina melona
Shqip pjepër
Svenska melon
ไทย แตง
Türkmençe gawun
Tagalog melon milon
Türkçe karpuzlar kavun kavuniçi yemiş
ئۇيغۇرچە قوغۇن
Українська диня
اردو خربوزہ
Oʻzbekcha qovun
Tiếng Việt dứa

Examples

“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.””
““Wait a minute.” I said. “James with another woman? Mommy, that doesn't even sound right?” “It's true. I caught him squeezing her melons.””
“Think! Use your melon!”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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