melon
[mel-uhn]
/ ˈmɛl ən /
NOUN
fruit
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Example Sentences
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As we walked through the market, a fruit peddler with a voice like a piccolo sang out, “Papaya, melón, plátano, chirimoya.”
From The New Yorker • Apr. 4, 2016