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muskmelon

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈmʌskˌmɛlən/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: M AH1 S K M EH2 L AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A true melon (Cucumis melo): such a plant or its fruit, especially one with sweet flesh.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: melon

2

noun

Meaning 2

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cantaloupe, American cantaloupe, North American cantaloupe, rock melon, rockmelon

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: melon

3

noun

Meaning 3

the fruit of a muskmelon vine; any of several sweet melons related to cucumbers

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sweet melon

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: melon

Narrower terms: cantaloup, cantaloupe, winter melon, net melon, netted melon, nutmeg melon

4

noun

Meaning 4

any of several varieties of vine whose fruit has a netted rind and edible flesh and a musky smell

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sweet melon, sweet melon vine, Cucumis melo

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: melon, melon vine

Narrower terms: cantaloupe, cantaloup, cantaloupe vine, cantaloup vine, Cucumis melo cantalupensis, winter melon, Persian melon, honeydew melon, winter melon vine, Cucumis melo inodorus, net melon, netted melon, nutmeg melon, Cucumis melo reticulatus

History

Etymology

From musk + melon.

Across languages

Translations

38 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: شَمَّام (šammām) — sweet melon
  • Arabic: بطيخ (baṭṭīḵ) — sweet melon
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܓܸܢܕܘܼܪܵܐ (gindura) — sweet melon
  • Armenian: սեխ — sweet melon
  • Catalan: meló — sweet melon
  • Chinese Mandarin: 香瓜 (xiāngguā) — sweet melon
  • Chinese Mandarin: 甜瓜 (tiánguā) — sweet melon
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蜜瓜 (mìguā) — sweet melon
  • Fijian: timo — sweet melon
  • Finnish: cantaloupe — sweet melon
  • German: Zuckermelone — sweet melon
  • German: Orangenmelone — sweet melon
  • Hindi: ख़रबूज़ा (kharbūjā) — sweet melon
  • Hungarian: sárgadinnye — sweet melon
  • Kannada: ಕರ್ಬೂಜ (karbūja) — sweet melon
  • Latin: mēlō — sweet melon
  • Malayalam: തയ്ക്കുമ്പളം (taykkumpaḷaṁ) — sweet melon
  • Navajo: taʼneeskʼání — sweet melon
  • Odia: ଖରଭୁଜ (kharabhuja) — sweet melon
  • Persian: کاونجک (kâvanjak) — sweet melon
  • Russian: ды́ня (dýnja) — sweet melon
  • Samoan: atiu — sweet melon
  • Swedish: sockermelon — sweet melon
  • Tagalog: katimon — sweet melon
  • Tahitian: ʻatiu — sweet melon
  • Tamil: முலாம்பழம் (mulāmpaḻam) — sweet melon
  • Tamil: திரினிப்பழம் (tiriṉippaḻam) — sweet melon
  • Tongan: katiu — sweet melon
  • Unami: panshpèkw — sweet melon
  • Zazaki: besila — sweet melon
  • Afrikaans: spanspek — Cucumis melo Reticulatus Group
  • Catalan: cantalup — Cucumis melo Reticulatus Group
  • Chinese Mandarin: 網紋麝香甜瓜 /网纹麝香甜瓜 (wǎngwén shèxiāng tiánguā) — Cucumis melo Reticulatus Group
  • Chinese Mandarin: 網紋甜瓜 /网纹甜瓜 (wǎngwén tiánguā) — Cucumis melo Reticulatus Group
  • Chinese Mandarin: 網紋蜜瓜 /网纹蜜瓜 (wǎngwén mìguā) — Cucumis melo Reticulatus Group
  • Chinese Mandarin: 網紋洋香瓜 /网纹洋香瓜 (wǎngwén yángxiāngguā) — Cucumis melo Reticulatus Group
  • French: melon brodé — Cucumis melo Reticulatus Group
  • Japanese: マスクメロン (masukumeron) — Cucumis melo Reticulatus Group