watermelon

ˈwɔtərˌmɛlən

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Definition of watermelon - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

fruitslarge fruit with green rind and red flesh

She sliced the watermelon for the picnic.

melon

plantplant species bearing large edible fruit

The watermelon grows best in warm climates.

colorspinkish-red color like fruit flesh

She wore a watermelon dress to the party.

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large fruit with green rind and red flesh

Expressions with watermelon

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watermelon-shaped

adj.

resembling the round shape of a watermelon

The balloon was watermelon-shaped and colorful.

watermelon snow

snow with red or pink patches from algae

We hiked through fields of watermelon snow.

Origin of watermelon

Unknown, possibly African or Middle Eastern

Terms with watermelon included in their meaning

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WMV

acr.

acr: Watermelon mosaic virus

virus that infects watermelon plants and causes disease

watermelon-shaped

adj.

shapes

resembling the round shape of a watermelon

Examples of watermelon in a sentence

He bought a watermelon from the farmer's market.
The farmer planted watermelon beside the pumpkins.
Watermelon needs plenty of sun and water.
The artist used a watermelon hue for the sunset.
Her nails were painted in a bright watermelon shade.

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French:pastèque, melon d'eau, ...
German:Wassermelone, Wassermelonenrot, ...
Italian:anguria, color anguria, ...
Spanish:sandía, color sandía, ...
Portuguese:melancia, melancieiro, ...
Chinese:西瓜, 西瓜红, ...
Japanese:スイカ, スイカ色, ...
Arabic:بِطِّيخ, بِطِّيخ, ...
Hebrew:אַבָּטִיחַ, אֲבַטִּיחַ, ...
Russian:арбуз, арбузный цвет, ...
Ukrainian:кавун, колір кавуна, ...
Hindi:तरबूज, तरबूज रंग, ...
Bengali:তরমুজ, ...
Catalan:síndria, albudeca, ...
Czech:meloun vodní, melounově růžová, ...
Danish:vandmelon, en vandmelonplante, ...
Dutch:watermeloen, watermeloenkleur, ...
Greek:καρπούζι, καρπουζιά, ...
Hungarian:görögdinnye, görögdinnyehússzín, ...
Khmer:ឪឡឹក, ពណ៌ក្រហមផ្កាឈូក, ...
Korean:수박, 수박색, ...
Persian:هندوانه, گیاه هندوانه, ...
Polish:arbuz, kawon, ...
Portuguese (BR):melancia, cor de melancia, ...
Romanian:pepene verde, roz pepene, ...
Swedish:vattenmelon, en vattenmelon, ...
Thai:แตงโม, ต้นแตงโม, ...
Turkish:karpuz, karpuz bitkisi, ...
Vietnamese:dưa hấu, cây dưa hấu, ...

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