melancia

Portuguese

melancias

Etymology

Alteration of balancia (“watermelon”), influenced by melão (“melon”), from Arabic بَلَنْسِيّ‎ (balansiyy, “Valencian”).

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɨlɐ̃ˈsiɐ/
(Brazil) IPA^(key): /melɐ̃ˈsiɐ/

Noun

melancia f (plural melancias)

watermelon (plant).
watermelon (fruit).

Synonyms

(plant): melancieira

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