Main Entry: mel·on

Pronunciation: \ˈme-lən\

Function: 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