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Mëlon

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See also: Melon, melón, and mełon

Hunsrik

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Etymology

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    Etymology tree
    Ancient Greek μῆλον (mêlon)
    Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ-
    Proto-Indo-European *-eti
    Proto-Indo-European *pékʷetider.
    Ancient Greek πέπων (pépōn)
    Koine Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopépōn)bor.
    Late Latin mēlō
    Italian melonebor.
    Hunsrik Mëlon

    Borrowed from Italian melone.[1]

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /meˈloːn/
    • Rhymes: -oːn
    • Syllabification: Më‧lon

    Noun

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    Mëlon f (plural Mëlone)

    1. cantaloupe; muskmelon
      Synonym: Zuckermëlon
    2. watermelon
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    References

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    1. ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Mëlon”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 109, column 1
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