mélo

See also: melo, Melo, meló, melô, mělo, melo-, mélo-, and mēļo

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /me.lo/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

mélo m (plural mélos)

  1. (colloquial) clipping of mélodrame (melodrama)

Adjective

mélo (invariable)

  1. (colloquial) clipping of mélodramatique (melodramatic)
    • 1985, “Polaroïd/Roman/Photo”, performed by Ruth:
      Humanoïde, incognito / Amour impossible et mélo
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants

  • Italian: mélo

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French mélo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /meˈlo/*
  • Rhymes: -o

Noun

mélo m (invariable)

  1. (rare) melodrama
    Synonym: melodramma

Adjective

mélo (invariable)

  1. (rare) melodramatic
    Synonym: melodrammatico

Further reading

  • melo2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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