Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

From Ottoman Turkish قارپوز (karpuz) (Turkish karpuz), from Persian خربزه (xarboze). Akin to карпӯзӣ.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kǎrpuza/
  • Hyphenation: кар‧пу‧за

Noun edit

ка̀рпуза f (Latin spelling kàrpuza)

  1. (regional) melon

Declension edit

References edit

  • Škaljić, Abdulah (1966) Turcizmi u srpskohrvatskom jeziku, Sarajevo: Svjetlost, page 398