pateca

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Ligurian

Noun

pateca ? (please provide plural)

1. watermelon

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Arabic بَطِيخَه‎ (baṭīḵah, “watermelon”).

Noun

pateca f (plural patecas)

1. (regional, dated) watermelon

Synonyms

• (watermelon): melancia, melancieira

Descendants

• French: pastèque