melones

In a sentence

• Compramos unos melones en el mercado.

  We bought some melons at the market.

  In this sentence, 'melones' is used in its most direct sense to refer to the fruit, a plural form of 'melón', meaning 'melon'.

• Cuando era niño, mi abuelo cultivaba melones.

  When I was a child, my grandfather used to grow melons.

  Here, 'melones' also refers to the fruit, as part of a recollection about agricultural activities.

• ¡Cuidado con esos melones, podrías tropezar!

  Careful with those melons, you might trip!

  'Melones' is again referring to the fruit, but the sentence context emphasizes their physical presence as possible obstacles.