English Explanatory Dictionary

muskmelon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A true melon (Cucumis melo): such a plant or its fruit, especially one with sweet flesh.
  2. The type of such melon plant whose fruit has a netted rind and sweet aromatic flesh, Cucumis melo Reticulatus Group (sometimes merged into Cantalupensis Group); the fruit thereof.

Pronunciation

/ˈmʌskˌmɛlən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-muskmelon.wav

Word forms

muskmelon muskmelons musk melon mushmelon

Etymology

From musk + melon.

Synonyms

cantaloupe American cantaloupe North American cantaloupe rock melon rockmelon

Translations

Arabic: شَمَّام Arabic: بطيخ Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܓܸܢܕܘܼܪܵܐ Armenian: սեխ Catalan: meló Chinese Mandarin: 香瓜 Chinese Mandarin: 甜瓜 Chinese Mandarin: 蜜瓜 Fijian: timo Finnish: cantaloupe German: Zuckermelone German: Orangenmelone Hindi: ख़रबूज़ा Hungarian: sárgadinnye Kannada: ಕರ್ಬೂಜ Malayalam: തയ്ക്കുമ്പളം Navajo: taʼneeskʼání Odia: ଖରଭୁଜ Persian: کاونجک Russian: ды́ня Samoan: ʻatiu Swedish: sockermelon Tagalog: katimon Tahitian: ʻatiu Tamil: முலாம்பழம் Tamil: திரினிப்பழம் Tongan: katiu Unami: panshpèkw Zazaki: besila
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