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pasteca

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Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French pastèque, from Portuguese pateca, from Arabic بَطِيخَة (baṭīḵa, watermelon).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /paˈstɛ.ka/
  • Rhymes: -ɛka
  • Hyphenation: pa‧stè‧ca

Noun

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pasteca f (plural pasteche)

  1. (Liguria) Synonym of cocomero

Further reading

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  • pasteca in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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