horned melon

noun

A plant of the species Cucumis metulifer, bearing a cucumber-like fruit.

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Meanings

nounhorned melon (countable and uncountable, plural horned melons)

plural horned melons

  1. countableuncountableA plant of the species Cucumis metulifer, bearing a cucumber-like fruit.
  2. countableuncountableThe fruit of the horned melon plant, having yellow-orange skin and lime green, jelly-like flesh with a tart taste, and texture similar to a cucumber.

Origin

From horned + melon.

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Translations

Arabic كيوانو
  • كيوانوplant of the species Cucumis metulifer
Bulgarian кивано
  • кивано (kivano)plant of the species Cucumis metulifer
Catalan cogombret banyut, kiwano
  • cogombret banyutplant of the species Cucumis metulifer
  • kiwanoplant of the species Cucumis metulifer
Chinese Cantonese 刺角瓜
  • 刺角瓜 (ci³ gok³ gwaa¹)plant of the species Cucumis metulifer
Chinese Mandarin 刺角瓜
  • 刺角瓜 (cìjiǎoguā)plant of the species Cucumis metulifer
Czech kiwano
  • kiwanoplant of the species Cucumis metulifer
Dutch gehoornde meloen
  • gehoornde meloenplant of the species Cucumis metulifer
Esperanto pikilhava kukumo
  • pikilhava kukumoplant of the species Cucumis metulifer
Finnish kivakurkku
  • kivakurkkuplant of the species Cucumis metulifer
French kiwano
  • kiwanoplant of the species Cucumis metulifer
German Horngurke
  • Horngurkeplant of the species Cucumis metulifer
Hebrew הארן מעלאנע
  • הארן מעלאנעplant of the species Cucumis metulifer
Indonesian melon tanduk, timun tanduk
  • melon tandukplant of the species Cucumis metulifer
  • timun tandukplant of the species Cucumis metulifer
Italian kiwano
  • kiwanoplant of the species Cucumis metulifer
Japanese ツノニガウリ
  • ツノニガウリ (tsuno nigauri)plant of the species Cucumis metulifer
Norwegian kiwano
  • kiwanoplant of the species Cucumis metulifer
Polish ogórek kiwano, kiwano
  • ogórek kiwanoplant of the species Cucumis metulifer
  • kiwanoplant of the species Cucumis metulifer
Romanian pepene cu coarne
  • pepene cu coarneplant of the species Cucumis metulifer
Spanish pepino africano
  • pepino africanoplant of the species Cucumis metulifer
Swedish kiwano
  • kiwanoplant of the species Cucumis metulifer
Thai คิวาโน, แตงหนาม
  • คิวาโน (kí-waa-nóo)plant of the species Cucumis metulifer
  • แตงหนาม (dtɛɛng-nǎam)plant of the species Cucumis metulifer
  • แตงเขา (dtɛɛng-kǎo)plant of the species Cucumis metulifer
Turkish boynuzlu kavun
  • boynuzlu kavunplant of the species Cucumis metulifer
Ukrainian ківано
  • ківано (kivano)plant of the species Cucumis metulifer
Cite this entry
APA

horned melon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horned%20melon

MLA

“horned melon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horned%20melon. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “horned melon,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horned%20melon.

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