melon
Genus Cucumis, the true melon, the horned melon, and othersSome of the plants of the family Cucurbitaceae grown for food, generally not including the cucumber.: Genus Cucumis, the true melon (including various cultigens like honeydew and cantaloupes), the horned melon, and others.
» There is a melon on the table.
Auf dem Tisch liegt eine Melone.
На столе лежит дыня.
На столе дыня.
На столі диня.
На столі лежить диня.
Meaning
10 sensesSome of the plants of the family Cucurbitaceae grown for food, generally not including the cucumber.
(countable, uncountable)Genus Cucumis, the true melon (including various cultigens like honeydew and cantaloupes), the horned melon, and others.
any of various fruit of cucurbitaceous vines including: muskmelons, watermelons, cantaloupes, cucumbers
(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.
Melone
ды́няdýnja
ди́няdýnja
(uncountable)A light pinkish orange color, like that of some melon flesh.
(countable, usually plural, slang, uncountable)The breasts.
Melonen
до́йкаdójka, бу́ферbúfer
(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.
Examples
52 sentencesThere is a melon on the table.
На столі диня. — deniko
ruНа столе лежит дыня. — sicerabibax
deAuf dem Tisch liegt eine Melone. — MUIRIEL
Who cut the melon?
Хто порізав диню? — deniko
ruКто порезал дыню? — marafon
They are melons.
Це дині. — aandrusiak
deDas sind Melonen. — al_ex_an_der
Half of the melon was eaten.
ruПолдыни съели. — odexed
Half of the melons were eaten.
ruПоловина дынь была съедена. — marafon
deDie Hälfte der Melonen wurde aufgegessen. — Wolf
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English meloun, melon, from Old French melon, from Late Latin melonem, from LaFrom 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”).
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Forms
plural: melonsSynonyms
2 synonyms- any of various fruit of cucurbitaceous vines including: muskmelons, watermelons, cantaloupes, cucumbers:melon vine
Word family
47 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable