melón

Definitions of melón
  1. noun
    informal terms for a human head
    synonyms: coco, tarro
  2. noun
    any of numerous fruits of the gourd family having a hard rind and sweet juicy flesh
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    types:
    sandía
    large oblong or roundish melon with a hard green rind and sweet watery red or occasionally yellowish pulp
    cantalupa
    the fruit of a cantaloup vine; small to medium-sized melon with yellowish flesh
    type of:
    fruta
    edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh
  3. noun
    a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence
    synonyms: alcornoque, animal, bobo, bolo, bolonio, burro, camueso, ceporro, cernícalo, cipote, imbécil, leño, madero, mendrugo, rocín, subnormal, tarugo, tonto, tronco, zoquete
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    type of:
    calabaza, camueso, ciruelo, estúpido, gaznápiro, jumento, mastuerzo, mendrugo, peruétano, tonto
    a person who is not very bright
  4. noun
    a person of subnormal intelligence
    synonyms: adoquín, alcornoque, animal, asno, babieca, badulaque, bambarria, batusino, berengo, berza, berzotas, bestia, besugo, bobelas, bobo, bolo, borde, borrego, botarate, bruto, burro, cebollino, chorra, ciruelo, cretino, estafermo, estúpido, forrapelotas, ganso, gilí, guajolote, guanajo, huevo, huevón, idiota, imbécil, macho, majadero, mamarracho, mameluco, mamerto, mamón, mastuerzo, memo, mentecato, muermo, necio, oligofrénico, pandero, panoli, pavipollo, pavo, percebe, piernas, pollino, porro, pringado, pánfilo, retrasado, sinsustancia, soplagaitas, tarado, tiparraco, tipejo, tontaina, tonto, zambeque, zopenco, zulú, zángano
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    type of:
    crédulo, imbécil, ingenuo, inocente, simple
    a person lacking intelligence or common sense
  5. noun
    any of various fruit of cucurbitaceous vines including: muskmelons; watermelons; cantaloupes; cucumbers
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    types:
    sandía
    an African melon
    cantalupa
    a variety of muskmelon vine having fruit with a tan rind and orange flesh
    type of:
    calabaza
    any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds
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