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watermelon

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈwɔːtərmɛlən/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈwɔtɚˌmɛlən, ˈwɑtɚ-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(wô′tər mel′ən, wot′ər-)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
wa•ter•mel•on /ˈwɔtɚˌmɛlən, ˈwɑtɚ-/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. Plant Biologya large melon with a hard, green rind and sweet, juicy, usually red pulp: [uncountable]a slice of watermelon.[countable]They brought three gigantic watermelons to the picnic.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
wa•ter•mel•on  (wô′tər mel′ən, wot′ər-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologythe large, roundish or elongated fruit of a trailing vine, Citrullus lanata, of the gourd family, having a hard, green rind and a sweet, juicy, usually pink or red pulp.
  2. Plant Biologythe vine itself.
  • water + melon 1605–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
watermelon /ˈwɔːtəˌmɛlən/ n
  1. an African melon, Citrullus vulgaris, widely cultivated for its large edible fruit
  2. the fruit of this plant, which has a hard green rind and sweet watery reddish flesh
'watermelon' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Collocations: a [sweet, gigantic, juicy] watermelon, a [truckload, crate, ton] of watermelons, [ten] pounds of watermelon, more...

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