MELON
What does "MELON" mean?
A large round fruit with sweet, juicy flesh and a hard rind, grown on a trailing vine.
Meanings
- Any of various sweet, fleshy fruits of the gourd family, such as cantaloupe, honeydew, or watermelon. She sliced a chilled melon for breakfast.
Did you know?
- 'Melon' literally meant 'apple-shaped gourd' in Greek, from 'mēlon' (apple) plus 'pepōn' (ripe) - and that same 'pepōn' is the distant ancestor of the English word 'pumpkin'.
Word origin
From Old French 'melon', from Late Latin 'melonem', shortened from Latin 'melopepo', from Greek 'mēlopepōn' meaning 'apple-shaped gourd' ('mēlon' apple + 'pepōn' ripe).
Remember it
MELON hides 'ON' at the end - imagine the melon sitting ON the vine, round and heavy.
A little poem
Knife meets the green rind-
all that hidden summer leaks
pink across the board.
haiku
Wordplay
- Two melons planned to elope. It didn't work out - they cantaloupe.
What it teaches
The sweetest thing often wears the thickest rind; you can't judge the fruit until you cut it open.
Quick facts
What does MELON mean?
A large round fruit with sweet, juicy flesh and a hard rind, grown on a trailing vine.
Is MELON a valid word?
Yes — MELON is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is MELON?
MELON has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does MELON come from?
From Old French 'melon', from Late Latin 'melonem', shortened from Latin 'melopepo', from Greek 'mēlopepōn' meaning 'apple-shaped gourd' ('mēlon' apple + 'pepōn' ripe).
What can MELON teach us?
The sweetest thing often wears the thickest rind; you can't judge the fruit until you cut it open.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.