/ˈmɛlən/
OriginFrom 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”).
- countable, uncountableGenus Cucumis, the true melon (including various cultigens like honeydew and cantaloupes), the horned melon, and others.
- countable, uncountableGenus Citrullus, the watermelon and others
- countable, uncountableBenincasa hispida, the winter melon
- countable, uncountableMomordica charantia, the bitter melon
- countableThe large, round to ovoid fruits that have rinds and are of such plants
- uncountableA light pinkish orange color, like that of some melon flesh.
- countable, plural-normally, slang, uncountableThe 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.””
““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.””
- countable, slangThe head, the brain.
- countableA mass of adipose tissue found in the forehead of all toothed whales, used to focus and modulate vocalizations.
- Of a light pinkish orange color, like that of melon flesh.
Formsmelons(plural)