melão

Portuguese

melão

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese melon, from Late Latin mēlōnem, shortening of Latin mēlopepō, from Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopépōn, “melon”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /meˈlɐ̃w̃/ [meˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɨˈlɐ̃w̃/

• Hyphenation: me‧lão

Noun

melão m (plural melões)

1. melon (fruit)
2. (colloquial) breast

Related terms

• meloeiro

Descendants

• Kadiwéu: melo