mélo

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

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /me.lo/

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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

Descendants

• → Italian: mélo

Further reading

• “mélo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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

Related terms

• melodramma

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• Molè, elmo, mole