pastèque

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pas.tɛk/
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Noun

pastèque f (plural pastèques)

  1. watermelon (plant)
    Synonym: melon d'eau
  2. watermelon (fruit)
    Synonym: melon d'eau
  3. (slang) boob (female breast)
    Synonyms: sein, lolo

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