Built-in cython support currently only allows C as an intermediate language, now C++ is also allowed. This can be set via the cython_language option, either on the command line, or in the meson.build files.
project( 'myproject', 'cython', default_options : ['cython_language=cpp'], )
or on a per target basis with:
python.extension_module( 'mod', 'mod.pyx', override_options : ['cython_language=cpp'], )