melancia
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Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Alteration of balancia (“watermelon”), influenced by melão (“melon”), from Arabic بَلَنْسِيّ (balansiyy, “Valencian”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: me‧lan‧ci‧a
Noun[edit]
melancia f (plural melancias)
- watermelon (plant)
- Synonym: melancieira
- watermelon (fruit)