arbūzs

Borrowed from Russian арбуз (arbuz), itself ultimately borrowed from Persian خربز (xarboz).

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arbūzs m (1st declension)

1. watermelon (a plant — Citrullus lanatus — of the family Cucurbitaceae, with large, juicy fruits)

   arbūzu sēklas, dēsti, lapas ― watermelon seeds, seedlings, leaves

   sēt arbūzus ― to sow watermelons

   arbūzus ļoti daudz audzē kā tīrumu augu dienvidu republikās ― watermelons are often planted as field plants in the southern republics

   kādā ieplakā starp divām sāļainām augstienēm pletās arbūzu lauks ― in an empty space between two saline highlands there was a watermelon plantation

2. watermelon (the fruit of that plant)

   arbūza šķēle, miza, sula ― watermelon slice, rind, juice

   arbūzs, tik salds un maigs, tāds, ka mēli var norīt ― a watermelon, so sweet and soft, such that it swallows one's tongue

   no citām republikām ievestas jau pirmās 750 tonnas arbūzu ― from the other republics the first 750 tons of watermelons have been imported