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melancia.

watermelon (plant)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/me.lɐ̃ˈsi.ɐ/Brazil/mɨ.lɐ̃ˈsi.ɐ/Portugal
  1. watermelon (plant)

    feminine
  2. watermelon (fruit)

    feminine
  3. a variety of apple

    feminine
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).

noun/me.lɐ̃ˈsi.ɐ/Brazil/mɨ.lɐ̃ˈsi.ɐ/Portugal
  1. a conservative with socialist leanings

    Brazil · by-personal-gender · feminine · figuratively · masculine · slang
  2. a revolutionary of the Revolution of 1923

    by-personal-gender · feminine · figuratively · masculine
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).

adj/me.lɐ̃ˈsi.ɐ/Brazil/mɨ.lɐ̃ˈsi.ɐ/Portugal
  1. having socialist leanings

    Brazil · feminine · figuratively · masculine · slang
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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