No. 219 in Italian
meloni
"Meloni" in Italian means "melons" in English.
In a sentence
Ho comprato dei meloni al mercato.
I bought some melons at the market.
Here, 'meloni' means the fruit, referring to a type of melon, a common food item.
I meloni maturano in estate.
Melons ripen in the summer.
In this context, the word 'meloni' is used generally to describe the fruit.
Le dignità di un popolo si dichiara tra i meloni, detti simboli delle sue tradizioni.
The dignity of a people is declared among the melons, said to symbolize its traditions.
In this usage, 'meloni' symbolizes cultural or symbolic meaning beyond the literal fruit.
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