melon
mélon with stress marks
cantaloupe melon
Usage Note
Melon comes from Spanish 'melón' and refers to the cantaloupe, which is popular in the Philippines enjoyed fresh, in fruit salads, and as juice or shake. Cavite province is particularly known for producing sweet Philippine melons.
Examples
" Masarap ang melon. "
Natural Translation
The cantaloupe melon is delicious.
Literal Translation
Delicious the melon.
" Bumili ako ng matamis na melon sa palengke kaninang umaga. "
Natural Translation
I bought a sweet cantaloupe melon at the market this morning.
Literal Translation
Bought I of sweet that melon at market earlier morning.
" Tuwing tag-init, gumagawa kami ng malamig na shake na gawa sa melon na galing pa sa Cavite. "
Natural Translation
Every summer, we make a cold shake from cantaloupe melons that come all the way from Cavite.
Literal Translation
Every summer, making we of cold shake that made from melon that from still Cavite.
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