"meloncillo" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Spanish]

Forms: meloncillos [plural]
Etymology: From melón + -cillo, from Latin mēlōnem. Etymology templates: {{af|es|melón|-cillo}} melón + -cillo, {{der|es|la|mēlō|mēlōnem}} Latin mēlōnem Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} meloncillo m (plural meloncillos)
  1. the Egyptian mongoose, Herpestes ichneumon Tags: masculine Synonyms: mangosta común, mangosta egipcia
    Sense id: en-meloncillo-es-noun-J32x9NTi Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish terms suffixed with -cillo, Herpestids Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 17 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 56 16 27 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 60 15 25 Disambiguation of Spanish terms suffixed with -cillo: 65 14 21 Disambiguation of Herpestids: 77 9 14
  2. Capparis tweediana Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-meloncillo-es-noun-ftT4nNYw Categories (other): Brassicales order plants Disambiguation of Brassicales order plants: 9 70 21
  3. Agonandra Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-meloncillo-es-noun-~lg1n51- Categories (other): Santalales order plants, Trees Disambiguation of Santalales order plants: 19 19 61 Disambiguation of Trees: 21 20 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: biznaga meloncillo

Inflected forms

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