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casaba melon

casaba melon

1 4.9
A large sweet melon with pale white flesh and a yellow rind
  • noun
  • /kəˈsɑːbə ˈmɛlən/
translation icon : melon casaba
  • I bought a casaba melon at the farmer's market.

Examples

  • The dessert was topped with slices of fresh casaba melon and strawberries.

  • She bought a ripe casaba melon from the farmers' market for the picnic.

  • After dinner, we enjoyed some chilled casaba melon as a refreshing treat.

  • The casaba melons were on sale this week.

  • I enjoyed a refreshing slice of casaba melon at the summer picnic.

  • The fruit salad included juicy pieces of casaba melon among other tropical fruits.

  • For breakfast, she served toast with cream cheese and slices of casaba melon on the side.

Synonyms

melon
vscasaba melon
86 1.0

A large round or oval fruit with thick skin and soft sweet inside like a watermelon

is the specific variety with yellowish rind and whitish flesh
casaba
vscasaba melon
2 9.9

A sweet melon with yellow skin and pale flesh

has identical meaning but uses the longer two-word form

Surface Forms

casaba melon singular
casaba melons plural

Morphology

casaba + melon

The phrase is a simple noun–noun compound where 'casaba' names a specific kind of melon and 'melon' classifies it as a fruit subtype; the overall meaning (a type of sweet, yellow-rinded melon) is directly derivable from the parts. This compositional pattern is common cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand the MWE.

Etymology

The name casaba melon may come from the Turkish town called 'Kasaba', where farmers long ago grew and shipped this large, sweet fruit. So the name came to mean this particular big, yellow-skinned melon today.