メロ
Japanese
editEtymology 1
editFrom Spanish mero (“grouper”).
Noun
edit- Chilean sea bass; the Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides)
- various species similar to D. eleginoides sold for food, especially Dissostichus mawsoni or Channa maculata
Etymology 2
editClipping of メロディ, from English melody.
Noun
edit- (chiefly compounds) melody, a sequence of musical notes
- a verse or chorus of a song
- イントロ→メロ→サビという構成
- intoro → mero → sabi to iu kōsei
- an “intro → melody → hook” structure
- イントロ→メロ→サビという構成
Derived terms
editEtymology 3
editClipping of メロドラマ, from English melodrama.
Noun
edit- (compounds only) melodrama
Derived terms
edit- 昼メロ (hirumero, “daytime drama”)