muskmelon
US/ˈmʌskˌmɛlən/
muskmelon noun: a true melon (Cucumis melo): such a plant or its fruit, especially one with sweet flesh.
Noun
muskmelon (plural muskmelons)
- A true melon (Cucumis melo): such a plant or its fruit, especially one with sweet flesh.
- The type of such melon plant whose fruit has a netted rind and sweet aromatic flesh, Cucumis melo Reticulatus Group (sometimes merged into Cantalupensis Group); the fruit thereof.
muskmelon meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Malayalam
muskmelon in Hindi
- sweet melon
- ख़रबूज़ा kharbūjā
muskmelon in Tamil
- sweet melon
- முலாம்பழம் mulāmpaḻam, திரினிப்பழம் tiriṉippaḻam
muskmelon in Urdu
- خر بوزہ
muskmelon in Malayalam
- sweet melon
- തയ്ക്കുമ്പളം taykkumpaḷaṁ
More languagesFewer languages
- muskmelon in Kannada
- ಕರ್ಬೂಜ karbūja
- muskmelon in Punjabi
- ਖ਼ਰਬੂਜ਼ਾ xarbūzā
- muskmelon in Odia
- ଖରଭୁଜ kharabhuja
- muskmelon in Tagalog
- katimon
- muskmelon in Arabic
- شَمَّام šammām
- muskmelon in Persian
- کاونجک kâvanjak
Synonyms of muskmelon
- cantaloupe
- American cantaloupe
- North American cantaloupe
- rock melon
- rockmelon
Forms of muskmelon
| plural | muskmelons |
|---|---|
| alternative form | musk melon |
| alternative form (dialectal, dated) | mushmelon |
Origin of muskmelon
From musk + melon.
Questions about muskmelon
- What does muskmelon mean?
- Muskmelon means a true melon (Cucumis melo): such a plant or its fruit, especially one with sweet flesh.
- What is muskmelon in Hindi?
- Muskmelon in Hindi is ख़रबूज़ा (kharbūjā). See Muskmelon meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is muskmelon?
- Muskmelon is a noun.
- How do you pronounce muskmelon?
- Muskmelon is pronounced /ˈmʌskˌmɛlən/ (US).
- What is the plural of muskmelon?
- The plural of muskmelon is muskmelons.
Words near muskmelon in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: muskmelon (page history and authors); muskmelon (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਖ਼ਰਬੂਜ਼ਾ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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