Etymology

chamoe

C3H4A1M3O1E1

Today it means: any melon of species Cucumis melo, primarily grown in Korea, Japan, and northern China. Full definition →

Korean 참외
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  1. Korean · borrowed from참외
  2. English todaychamoe

Borrowed from Korean 참외 (chamoe).

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