melón
Asturian edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin mēlō, mēlōnem, shortening of Latin mēlopepō, from Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopépōn, “melon”).
Noun edit
melón m (plural melones)
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
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”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
melón f (genitive singular melónar, plural melónir)
Declension edit
Declension of melón | ||||
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f2 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | melón | melónin | melónir | melónirnar |
accusative | melón | melónina | melónir | melónirnar |
dative | melón | melónini | melónum | melónunum |
genitive | melónar | melónarinnar | melóna | melónanna |
Galician edit
Etymology edit
15th century. Probably from Old French melon, from Late Latin mēlō, mēlōnem, shortening of Latin mēlopepō, from Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopépōn, “melon”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
melón m (plural melóns)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “melon” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “melon” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “melón” 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.
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Late Latin mēlōnem, shortening of Latin mēlopepō, from Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopépōn, “melon”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
melón m (plural melones)
- melon
- (colloquial, figurative) can of worms
- abrir el melón; decentar el melón ― open a can of worms
- (colloquial, chiefly in the plural) breasts
Hyponyms edit
- sandía f
- carela f, melón amargo, cundeamor chino
- melón verde m
- casaba f
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “melón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014