Feminine
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pastèque

  1. (feminine) watermelon (plant)
  2. (feminine) watermelon (fruit)
  3. (feminine, slang) boob (female breast)

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pas.tɛk/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from Portuguese pateca, from Arabic بَطِّيخَة (baṭṭīḵa, “melon, watermelon”).

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