"melo" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈme.lo/ Forms: meli [plural]
Rhymes: -elo Etymology: From Vulgar Latin *melus, from Latin mālus. Etymology templates: {{inh|it|la-vul|*melus}} Vulgar Latin *melus, {{inh|it|la|mālus}} Latin mālus Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} melo m (plural meli)
  1. apple tree, apple Tags: masculine Related terms: mela, meleto, melo selvatico
    Sense id: en-melo-it-noun-FIGm31Ky Categories (other): Italian entries referencing missing etymons, Italian entries with etymon, Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon, Pome fruits Disambiguation of Italian entries referencing missing etymons: 50 50 Disambiguation of Italian entries with etymon: 50 50 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pome fruits: 83 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈmɛ.lo/ Forms: meli [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛlo Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos). Etymology templates: {{ety|it|:bor|grc:μέλος}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "μέλος", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "melo", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "it" }" data-lang="it" data-title="melo">, {{bor+|it|grc|μέλος}} Borrowed from Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos) Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} melo m (plural meli)
  1. (literary, obsolete) song; poetry Tags: literary, masculine, obsolete
    Sense id: en-melo-it-noun-RVo59xV~ Categories (other): Italian entries referencing missing etymons, Italian entries with etymon, Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Italian entries referencing missing etymons: 50 50 Disambiguation of Italian entries with etymon: 50 50 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "/ˈmɛ.lo/"
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