mealbhacán

== Irish == === Alternative forms === mealbhucán (obsolete) === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin mēlopepō (“type of pumpkin”), from Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopépōn), from μῆλον (mêlon, “apple”) + πέπων (pépōn, “ripe”). Assimilated to the suffix -acán. === Noun === mealbhacán m (genitive singular mealbhacáin, nominative plural mealbhacáin) wild carrot melon (obsolete) cucumber ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== mealbhacán uisce (“watermelon”) buidéal mealbhacáin === Mutation === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “mealbhacán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN “melon”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026 Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “melbucán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “mealbhacán”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “mealbhacán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026