melon
noun/ˈmelən/
/ˈmelən/
[countable, uncountable]- a large fruit with hard green, yellow or orange skin, that is sweet inside with juice and a lot of seeds
- a slice of melon
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from late Latin melo, melon-, contraction of Latin melopepo, from Greek mēlopepōn, from mēlon ‘apple’ + pepōn ‘gourd’.Definitions on the go
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