transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈme-lən ]
noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin melon-, melo, short for Latin melopepon-, melopepo, from Greek mēlopepōn, from mēlon apple + pepōn, an edible gourd — more at pumpkin
Date: 14th century
1. : any of various typically sweet gourds (as a muskmelon or watermelon) usually eaten raw as fruits
2. : something rounded like a melon: as
a. : the rounded organ in the front of the head of some cetaceans
b. plural , slang : large breasts
3.
a. : a surplus of profits available for distribution to stockholders
b. : a financial windfall