melon

Definition of melon in Turkish Turkish dictionary: Yuvarlak ve bombeli bir şapka türü; Yuvarlak ve bombeli (şapka); Yuvarlak ve bombeli (şapka): "Şimdilerde kimsenin giymediği melon bir şapka, boynunda yün atkısı olan bir adam..."- M. Ş. Esendal

English - English

Definition of melon in English English dictionary: Any of various fruits of the family Cucurbitaceae grown for food, generally not including the cucumber; Breasts; A light pinkish orange colour, like that of some melon flesh
melon colour:.; The head; Of a light pinkish orange colour, like that of melon flesh; {n} the name of fine delicious fruit; Large fruit of trailing plants, having a hard rind and juicy flesh as well as seeds in the middle Different varieties include the Cantaloupe and the Honeydew; any of numerous fruits of the gourd family having a hard rind and sweet juicy flesh; The Mahometans say that the eating of a melon produces a thousand good works So named from Melos Etre un melon To be stupid or dull of comprehension The melon-pumpkin or squash is soft and without heart, hence “Ãªtre un melon” is to be as soft as a squash So also “avoir un &cocur; de melon (or de citrouille)” means to have no heart at all Tertullian says of Marcion, the heresiarch, “he has a pumpkin [peponem ] in the place of a heart [cordis loco ] ” It will be remembered that Thersites, the railer, calls the Greeks “pumpkins” (pepones); a type of fruit; any of numerous fruits of the gourd family having a hard rind and sweet juicy flesh any of various fruit of cucurbitaceous vines including: muskmelons; watermelons; cantaloupes; cucumbers; Family of fruits All have a thick, hard, inedible rind, sweet meat, and lots of seeds Common examples: watermelon, cantaloupe; {i} fruit of any gourd-like plants with soft sweet flesh and a hard smooth rind; A light pinkish orange colour, like that of melon flesh; A melon is a large fruit which is sweet and juicy inside and has a hard green or yellow skin. Any of the seven groups of Cucumis melo, a trailing vine grown for its edible, sweet, musky-scented fruit. Members of the horticulturally diverse gourd family, melons are frost-tender annuals native to central Asia but widely grown in many cultivated varieties in warm regions worldwide. They have soft, hairy, trailing stems, large round to lobed leaves, yellow flowers, and large flat seeds. The fruits of the numerous cultivated varieties differ greatly in size, shape, surface texture, flesh colour, flavour, and weight. Examples include cantaloupe, honeydew, and casaba. Plants resembling true melons include the watermelon, the Chinese watermelon, the melon tree (see papaya), and the melon shrub, or pear melon (Solanum muricatum); any of various fruit of cucurbitaceous vines including: muskmelons; watermelons; cantaloupes; cucumbers; The juicy fruit of certain cucurbitaceous plants, as the muskmelon, watermelon, and citron melon; also, the plant that produces the fruit; The fruit of any of various cucurbitaceous plants such as muskmelon or watermelon Johnson ordered seeds of all kinds, some from Niagara Phillip Miller's GARDENER'S KALENDAR, in a list of 18th Century vegetables, calendared "Green fleshed & netted wrought melons Delicious Canteleupe Keep varieties apart The Diarkehr the best; Portugal melon "; There are three kinds of melons (aside from watermelon, a different species entirely) Small melons with ridged skin, such as the charentais, more common in Europe; and those with a meshed rind, such as cantaloupe; and those with a smooth rind, like the honeydew Keys to ripeness: First smell it; an appetizing smell is a good sign Next, shake it; loose seeds are a decent indication of ripeness Finally, squeeze the ends, especially the one opposite the stem; it should be fairly tender, almost soft; Head As in, "Use your melon!"; A large, ornamental, marine, univalve shell of the genus Melo
melon ball scooper: A kind of scooper or spoon with small hemispherical head which is useful for scooping round pieces of melon, watermelon, etc
melon ball scoopers: plural form of melon ball scooper
melon baller: A small tool used to cut round sections of melons and other soft fruits
melon head: A melon-headed whale
melon head: A dimwit, a fool
Why should I shake his hand? He called me a melon head. - , 1992.
melon-headed: Having a head in the shape of a melon
melon-headed: dimwitted, foolish
melon ball: a bite of melon cut as a sphere
melon dome: A hemispherical dome having a circular plan and a ribbed vault. Also called parachute dome, umbrella dome
bitter melon: a plant, Momordica charantia, which produces a bitter, though edible, fruit
bitter melon: the fruit of the bitter melon
fuzzy melon: A vine of the genus Benincasa cultivated throughout Asia
fuzzy melon: A green, fuzzy melon fruit taken from this vine that has sweet white flesh
honeydew melon: a melon with sweet green flesh and a smooth greenish-white rind
melons: breasts
melons: plural form of melon
winter melon: A green, fuzzy melon fruit taken from this vine that has sweet white flesh
winter melon: A vine of the genus Benincasa cultivated throughout Asia
bitter melon: (Botanik, Bitkibilim) A tropical, Old World, tendril-bearing annual vine (Momordica charantia) having yellow flowers and orange, warty fruits that open at maturity to expose red-coated seeds
horned melon: (Gıda) The horned melon, also called melano, African horned cucumber or melon, jelly melon, hedged gourd, English tomato, or kiwano, is a vine of African origin, grown for its fruit, which looks like an oval melon with horns, and is very decorative. Native only to the region of the Kalahari desert, it is now grown in California and New Zealand
Crenshaw melon: variety of melon with a smooth yellow skin and pinkish flesh
Persian melon: A variety of melon (Cucumis melo) having a strongly netted, unridged rind and musky, orange-colored flesh
bitter melon: a plant with a long tradition of medicinal use in Asia The plant is a source of MAP 30, a protein that shows anti-HIV activity in vitro
bitter melon: Also known as "foo-gwa"
bitter melon: The fruit of a tropical climbing herb in Africa and Asia It is similar to a cucumber and is used as a vegetable in meat dishes, fish dishes, and in soups Also called "Balsam pear" or "bitter gourd "
bitter melon: Also known as Balsam Pear, this is a very strange looking gourd, shaped something like a cucumber with a rough, pockmarked skin The flavor is unusual as well - like cilantro, it's an acquired taste Fortunately, blanching it before cooking will help reduce the bitter taste (You can also degorge them as you would with eggplant) In addition, you'll often find bitter melon paired with strong flavors such as black beans, which counteracts the bitterness In one well-known Chinese recipe bitter melon is stuffed with pork, garlic, and mashed black beans, and steamed Bitter melon has long been thought to have medicinal value, and has been used to treat low blood sugar and infections More recently it has been used to treat HIV
honeydew melon: the fruit of a variety of winter melon vine; a large smooth-skinned greenish-white melon with pale green flesh
honeydew melon: any of a variety of muskmelon vines having fruit with a smooth white rind and white or greenish flesh that does not have a musky smell
honeydew melon: n. A kind of melon (Cucumis melo) having a smooth whitish rind and green flesh. Also called winter melon
melons: plural of melon
net melon: the fruit of a variety of muskmelon vine; a melon with netlike markings and deep green flesh a muskmelon vine with fruit that has a thin reticulated rind and sweet green flesh
net melon: the fruit of a variety of muskmelon vine; a melon with netlike markings and deep green flesh
net melon: a muskmelon vine with fruit that has a thin reticulated rind and sweet green flesh
persian melon: the fruit of a variety of winter melon vine; a large green melon with orange flesh
sweet melon: any of several varieties of vine whose fruit has a netted rind and edible flesh and a musky smell
winter melon: the fruit of the winter melon vine; a green melon with pale green to orange flesh that keeps well any of a variety of muskmelon vines having fruit with a smooth white rind and white or greenish flesh that does not have a musky smell

Turkish - English

Definition of melon in Turkish English dictionary: bowler hat
There is a bowler hat on the table. - Masanın üzerinde melon bir şapka var.; bowler
There is a bowler hat on the table. - Masanın üzerinde melon bir şapka var.; derby; (şapka) derby, derby hat, Brit. bowler; bowler, bowler hat, derby
melon şapka: derby hat
melon şapka: hard hat
melon şapka: bowler hat
melon şapka: billycock
melon şapka: Derby

melon

Hyphenation

mel·on

Turkish pronunciation

melın

Pronunciation

/ˈmelən/ /ˈmɛlən/

Etymology

[ 'me-l&n ] (noun.) 14th century. Old French melon, from Medieval Latin melonem, from Latin melopeponem (“type of pumpkin”), from Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopepōn), from μῆλον (mēlon, “apple”) + πέπων (pepōn, “ripe”).