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horned melon

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A plant of the species Cucumis metulifer, bearing a cucumber-like fruit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The fruit of the horned melon plant, having yellow-orange skin and lime green, jelly-like flesh with a tart taste, and texture similar to a cucumber.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From horned + melon.

Across languages

Translations

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: كيوانو — plant of the species Cucumis metulifer
  • Azerbaijani: kivano — plant of the species Cucumis metulifer
  • Bulgarian: кивано (kivano) — plant of the species Cucumis metulifer
  • Catalan: cogombret banyut — plant of the species Cucumis metulifer
  • Catalan: kiwano — plant of the species Cucumis metulifer
  • Chinese Cantonese: 刺角瓜 (ci3 gok3 gwaa1) — plant of the species Cucumis metulifer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 刺角瓜 (cìjiǎoguā) — plant of the species Cucumis metulifer
  • Czech: kiwano — plant of the species Cucumis metulifer
  • Dutch: gehoornde meloen — plant of the species Cucumis metulifer
  • Esperanto: pikilhava kukumo — plant of the species Cucumis metulifer
  • Finnish: kivakurkku — plant of the species Cucumis metulifer
  • French: kiwano — plant of the species Cucumis metulifer
  • Galician: kiwano — plant of the species Cucumis metulifer
  • Galician: melón cornudo — plant of the species Cucumis metulifer
  • German: Horngurke — plant of the species Cucumis metulifer
  • Hebrew: הארן מעלאנע — plant of the species Cucumis metulifer
  • Indonesian: melon tanduk — plant of the species Cucumis metulifer
  • Italian: kiwano — plant of the species Cucumis metulifer
  • Japanese: ツノニガウリ (tsuno nigauri) — plant of the species Cucumis metulifer
  • Malayalam: മുള്ളൻ കക്കിരി (muḷḷaṉ kakkiri) — plant of the species Cucumis metulifer
  • Moksha: кивано (kivano) — plant of the species Cucumis metulifer
  • Norwegian: kiwano — plant of the species Cucumis metulifer
  • Polish: ogórek kiwano — plant of the species Cucumis metulifer
  • Polish: kiwano — plant of the species Cucumis metulifer
  • Romanian: pepene cu coarne — plant of the species Cucumis metulifer
  • Serbo-Croatian: kiwano — plant of the species Cucumis metulifer
  • Spanish: pepino africano — plant of the species Cucumis metulifer
  • Swedish: kiwano — plant of the species Cucumis metulifer
  • Thai: คิวาโน (kí-waa-nóo) — plant of the species Cucumis metulifer
  • Thai: แตงหนาม (dtɛɛng-nǎam) — plant of the species Cucumis metulifer
  • Thai: แตงเขา (dtɛɛng-kǎo) — plant of the species Cucumis metulifer
  • Turkish: boynuzlu kavun — plant of the species Cucumis metulifer
  • Ukrainian: ківано (kivano) — plant of the species Cucumis metulifer