"meloen" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /məˈlun/ Audio: Nl-meloen.ogg Forms: meloenen [plural], meloentje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -un Etymology: From Middle Dutch melone, from Middle French melon, from Old French melon, from Late Latin mēlō, shortening of mēlopepō, from Koine Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopépōn). Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|melone}} Middle Dutch melone, {{der|nl|frm|melon}} Middle French melon, {{der|nl|fro|melon}} Old French melon, {{der|nl|LL.|mēlō}} Late Latin mēlō, {{der|nl|grc-koi|μηλοπέπων}} Koine Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopépōn) Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|-en|+|g2=m}} meloen f or m (plural meloenen, diminutive meloentje n)
  1. melon (plant or fruit of certain varieties of members of the Cucurbitaceae, notably excluding cucumbers and courgettes/zucchinis) Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-meloen-nl-noun-xv2YSo-X Categories (other): Dutch nouns with f+m gender Disambiguation of Dutch nouns with f+m gender: 34 37 28
  2. melon (organ containing adipose tissue present in toothed whales) Tags: feminine, masculine Categories (lifeform): Fruits
    Sense id: en-meloen-nl-noun--6N3CGr5 Disambiguation of Fruits: 36 53 11 Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch nouns with f+m gender, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 30 62 8 Disambiguation of Dutch nouns with f+m gender: 34 37 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 38 58 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 68 2
  3. (colloquial, usually in the plural) melon, (large) breast Tags: colloquial, feminine, masculine, plural-normally Synonyms: borst
    Sense id: en-meloen-nl-noun-k~UMeUbt Categories (other): Dutch nouns with f+m gender Disambiguation of Dutch nouns with f+m gender: 34 37 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: galiameloen, honingmeloen, meloenboom, meloenpit, meloenzaad, oenemeloen, suikermeloen, watermeloen

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "galiameloen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "honingmeloen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "meloenboom"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "meloenpit"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "meloenzaad"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "oenemeloen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "suikermeloen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "watermeloen"
    }
  ],
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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    },
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        "3": "melon"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French melon",
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        "3": "mēlō"
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    {
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      ]
    },
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      ],
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        }
      ],
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        "masculine",
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      ]
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    },
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      "rhymes": "-un"
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  ],
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}
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    "Dutch nouns with plural in -en",
    "Dutch terms derived from Koine Greek",
    "Dutch terms derived from Late Latin",
    "Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms derived from Middle French",
    "Dutch terms derived from Old French",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
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    {
      "word": "galiameloen"
    },
    {
      "word": "honingmeloen"
    },
    {
      "word": "meloenboom"
    },
    {
      "word": "meloenpit"
    },
    {
      "word": "meloenzaad"
    },
    {
      "word": "oenemeloen"
    },
    {
      "word": "suikermeloen"
    },
    {
      "word": "watermeloen"
    }
  ],
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          },
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        }
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    }
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      },
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      },
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "meloenen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meloentje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "f",
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  ],
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
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        "masculine"
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      "glosses": [
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        "masculine"
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "borst"
        }
      ],
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        "colloquial",
        "feminine",
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}

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