"melon baller" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: melon ballers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} melon baller (plural melon ballers)
  1. A small tool used to cut round sections of melons and other soft fruits. Categories (topical): Cutlery Synonyms: melon ball scooper, parisienne scoop Translations (tool): 挖球器 (wāqiúqì) (Chinese Mandarin), pallorauta (Finnish), cuillère à pomme parisienne (French), Kugelausstecher [masculine] (German), scavino [masculine] (Italian), sacabolas [masculine] (Spanish)

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