watermelon
pronunciation
How to pronounce watermelon in British English:
UK [ˈwɔːtəmelən]
How to pronounce watermelon in American English:
US [ˈwɔːtərmelən]
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- Noun:
- an African melon
- large oblong or roundish melon with a hard green rind and sweet watery red or occasionally yellowish pulp
Word Origin
- watermelon (n.)
- 1610s, from water (n.1) + melon. So called for being full of thin juice. Compare French melon d'eau.
Example
- 1. Don 't understand how the colonel connected with watermelon ?
- 2. Ever heard of salt on a watermelon ?
- 3. How do you eat watermelon ?
- 4. He said he had found out a man selling watermelon .
- 5. We have saved buying the watermelon till last .