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Melafefon (מלפפון) means cucumber in Hebrew.

It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

מְלָפְפוֹן
melafefon
noun · masculine
In English

cucumber

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with מ

The dictionary gives one meaning for Melafefon.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    צמח מטפס ממשפחת הדלועים, אשר לפריו קליפה ירוקה ובשר ירקרק פריך. שמו המדעי קשוא הגינה.

The word Melafefon is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
מְלָפְפוֹן
Written without vowel points
מלפפון
Said
melafefon
Plural
מְלָפְפוֹנִים או מְלָפְפוֹנוֹת
Inflections
ר' מְלָפְפוֹנִים או מְלָפְפוֹנוֹת; מְלָפְפוֹן־, ר' מְלָפְפוֹנֵי־
Gematria
286

This is how Melafefon is said in other languages.

English
cucumber
Arabic
خِيَار, قثد
Russian
огурец
French
concombre
Spanish
pepino
German
Gurke
Yiddish
אוגערקע

These words rhyme with Melafefon.

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What does Melafefon (⁨מלפפון⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Melafefon (⁨מלפפון⁩) means cucumber. It is said melafefon, with the stress on fon.

What rhymes with Melafefon (⁨מלפפון⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Melafefon (⁨מלפפון⁩) include ⁨מזון⁩, ⁨רצון⁩, ⁨צפון⁩, ⁨לשון⁩, ⁨חלבון⁩, and ⁨זיכרון⁩.

Is Melafefon (⁨מלפפון⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Melafefon (⁨מלפפון⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨מְלָפְפוֹנִים או מְלָפְפוֹנוֹת⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מלפפון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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