Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

winter melon

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.31 in modern English

Syllables: win-ter mel-on
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Benincasa hispida, a species of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae) commonly cultivated in Asia.

noun

Any late-maturing variety of true melon (Cucumis melo), such as honeydew melon (Inodorus Group), Cassaba melon (Cassaba Group), and Spanish melon (Ibericus Group).

noun

A type of watermelon (Citrullus lanatus).

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"There is also a winter-melon, large and with black seeds, exceedingly cooling, brought us from abroad, and the hotter climates, where they drink water after eating melons..."

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 冬瓜 (dōngguā).

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

winter melons (plural)

Synonyms

ash gourd ash pumpkin Chinese preserving melon fuzzy melon tallow gourd wax gourd white gourd winter gourd late melon

Questions

What does winter melon mean?: Benincasa hispida, a species of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae) commonly cultivated in Asia.
Where does winter melon come from?: Calque of Chinese 冬瓜 (dōngguā).

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