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

Further reading

• “pastèque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.