melão

Portuguese edit

melão

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɨˈlɐ̃w̃/

Hyphenation: me‧lão

Noun edit

melão m (plural melões)

melon (fruit)
(colloquial) breast

Related terms edit

meloeiro

Descendants edit

Kadiwéu: melo

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