قارپوز

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خربز (xarbuz), variant of خربزه (xarbuza, “melon”).

Noun

قارپوز • (karpuz) (plural قارپوزلر (karpuzlar))

  1. watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)

Derived terms

  • ایر قارپوزی (eyer karpuzı, “upright projection of a saddle”)
  • قارپوز بالغی (karpuz balığı, “sea urchin”)
  • قارپوز فنر (karpuz fener, “globular paper lantern”)

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