melón

From Late Latin mēlō, mēlōnem, shortening of Latin mēlopepō, from Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopépōn, “melon”).

melón m (plural melones)

1. melon
2. badger

From Danish melon, from Old French melon, from Medieval Latin melonem, from Latin melopeponem (“type of pumpkin”), from Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopépōn), from μῆλον (mêlon, “apple”) + πέπων (pépōn, “ripe”).

• IPA^(key): /meˈlɔoːn/

melón f (genitive singular melónar, plural melónir)

1. melon

15th century. Probably from Old French melon, from Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopépōn), or from Old Portuguese [Term?], from Template:erd, shortening of Latin mēlopepō, from Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopépōn, “melon”).

• IPA^(key): /meˈloŋ/

melón m (plural melóns)

1. melon
2. pumpkin

• meloeiro
• melón de auga

• “melon” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
• “melon” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “melón” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “melón” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

From Late Latin mēlō, mēlōnem, shortening of Latin mēlopepō, from Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopépōn, “melon”).

• IPA^(key): /meˈlon/, [meˈlõn]
• Rhymes: -on

melón m (plural melones)

1. melon

• sandía f
• carela f, melón amargo, cundeamor chino
• melón verde m
• casaba f