meloen
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch melone, from Middle French melon, from Old French melon, from Late Latin mēlō, shortening of mēlopepō, from Koine Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopépōn).
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Noun edit
meloen f or m (plural meloenen, diminutive meloentje n)
- melon (plant or fruit of certain varieties of members of the Cucurbitaceae, notably excluding cucumbers and courgettes/zucchinis)
- melon (organ containing adipose tissue present in toothed whales)
- (colloquial, usually in the plural) melon, (large) breast
- Synonym: borst
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- Afrikaans: meloen
Finnish edit
Verb edit
meloen
- instructive of second active infinitive of meloa
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Noun edit
meloên f (plural meloene)
- Veldeke spelling spelling of Me̩luun