Meanings
nounKorean melon (countable and uncountable, plural Korean melons)
plural Korean melons
- countableuncountableA type of muskmelon (Cucumis melo), cultivated in East Asia for their edible fruit.
Synonyms: chamoe
- countableuncountableThe fruit of the plant, which has a soft rind and juicy flesh.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA type of muskmelon (Cucumis melo), cultivated in East Asia for their edible fruit.
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Translations
Catalan meló coreà, meló oriental
- meló coreàfruit
- meló orientalfruit
Chinese Cantonese 韓國蜜瓜 /韩国蜜瓜
- 韓國蜜瓜 /韩国蜜瓜 (hon⁴ gwok³ mat⁶ gwaa¹)fruit
Chinese Mandarin 韓國香瓜 /韩国香瓜
- 韓國香瓜 /韩国香瓜 (hánguó xiāngguā)fruit
French melon coréen
- melon coréenfruit
Japanese 真桑瓜
- 真桑瓜 (makuwauri)fruit
Korean 참외
- 참외 (chamoe)fruit
Portuguese melão coreano, melão oriental
- melão coreanofruit
- melão orientalfruit
Spanish melón coreano, melón oriental
- melón coreanofruit
- melón orientalfruit
Vietnamese dưa Triều Tiên
- dưa Triều Tiênfruit
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APA
Korean melon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Korean%20melon
MLA
“Korean melon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Korean%20melon. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Korean melon,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Korean%20melon.
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