melon ball

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Definition of melon ball in English English dictionary

a bite of melon cut as a sphere

Related Terms

melon ball scooper

A kind of scooper or spoon with small hemispherical head which is useful for scooping round pieces of melon, watermelon, etc

melon ball scoopers

plural form of melon ball scooper

Hyphenation

mel·on Ball

Turkish pronunciation

melın bôl

Pronunciation

/ˈmelən ˈbôl/ /ˈmɛlən ˈbɔːl/

Etymology

[ 'me-l&n ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin melon-, melo, short for Latin melopepon-, melopepo, from Greek mElopepOn, from mElon apple + pepOn, an edible gourd; more at PUMPKIN.