mealbhacán
Irish (Donegal)
noun
Definitions
- wild carrot
- melon
- (obsolete) cucumber
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin mēlopepō (type of pumpkin) derived from Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων (melon).
Origin
Ancient Greek
μηλοπέπων
Gloss
melon
Concept
Semantic Field
Agriculture and vegetation
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- melo Latin
- melopeponem Latin
- mēlopepō Latin
- mēlōnem, mēlō, melo Latin
- μηλοπέπων Ancient Greek
- μῆλον Ancient Greek
- πέπων Ancient Greek
- מלפפון Hebrew (modern)
- מלפפון Aramaic