melancia.
watermelon (plant)
Meaning & usage
watermelon (plant)
watermelon (fruit)
a variety of apple
Where this word comes from
Alteration of balancia (“watermelon”), of uncertain origin, possibly from Arabic بَلَنْسِيّ (balansiyy, “Valencian”); influenced by melão (“melon”). First attested in 1587. Noun 2 sense 1 and adjective sense 1 are in reference to the appearance of watermelons, being green on the exterior and red (as in, socialist) in the interior, exemplified by the quote by Lehmann (translated by Castro and Scheibe).
a conservative with socialist leanings
a revolutionary of the Revolution of 1923
Where this word comes from
Alteration of balancia (“watermelon”), of uncertain origin, possibly from Arabic بَلَنْسِيّ (balansiyy, “Valencian”); influenced by melão (“melon”). First attested in 1587. Noun 2 sense 1 and adjective sense 1 are in reference to the appearance of watermelons, being green on the exterior and red (as in, socialist) in the interior, exemplified by the quote by Lehmann (translated by Castro and Scheibe).
having socialist leanings
Where this word comes from
Alteration of balancia (“watermelon”), of uncertain origin, possibly from Arabic بَلَنْسِيّ (balansiyy, “Valencian”); influenced by melão (“melon”). First attested in 1587. Noun 2 sense 1 and adjective sense 1 are in reference to the appearance of watermelons, being green on the exterior and red (as in, socialist) in the interior, exemplified by the quote by Lehmann (translated by Castro and Scheibe).
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