pateca
Ligurian
Noun
pateca ? (please provide plural)
- watermelon
Portuguese
Etymology
From Arabic بَطِيخَه (baṭīḵah, “watermelon”).
Noun
pateca f (plural patecas)
- (regional, dated) watermelon
Synonyms
- (watermelon): melancia, melancieira
Descendants
- French: pastèque