Polyglot Dictionary

pastèque

/pas.tɛk/

la noun A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
les pastèques

Meaning

  1. watermelon

    • Ils mangent une pastèque fraîche en été.

      They eat a fresh watermelon in summer.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Wassermelone

Wassermelone is the German word for the same thing — both mean "watermelon."

Spanish

sandía

sandía is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "watermelon."

Portuguese

melancia

melancia is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "watermelon."

Practice

1 What does pastèque mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ils mangent une ___ fraîche en été.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches pastèque?

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