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"Honeydew melon" is a noun which is often translated as "el melón", and "watermelon" is a noun which is often translated as "la sandía". Learn more about the difference between "honeydew melon" and "watermelon" below.
honeydew melon(
huh
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ni
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du
meh
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lihn
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (fruit)
b. el melón dulce (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Let's buy some ham to eat with the honeydew melon.Vamos a comprar jamón para comer con el melón dulce.
c. el melón rocío de miel (M) (Argentina)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Argentina
Honeydew melon is an excellent source of vitamin C.El melón rocío de miel es una fuente buenísima de vitamina C.
watermelon(
wa
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duhr
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mehl
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uhn
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (fruit)
b. la patilla (F) (Colombia) (Venezuela)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Colombia
Regionalism used in Venezuela
As I ate the watermelon, the juice ran down my chin.Cuando comía la patilla, el jugo corría por mi barbilla.
