melancia
Meaning
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- (feminine) watermelon (plant)
- (feminine) watermelon (fruit)
Frequency
Hyphenated as
me‧lan‧ci‧a
Pronounced as (IPA)
/me.lɐ̃ˈsi.ɐ/
Etymology
Alteration of balancia (“watermelon”), influenced by melão (“melon”), from Arabic بَلَنْسِيّ (balansiyy, “Valencian”).
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