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?

noun

Last updated

Polydi the frog

Meet Polydi

Polydi is the adventurous, curious frog behind this dictionary — always jumping after one more word, following each entry's links just to see where they lead.

He's honest about what he knows and what he doesn't yet, so every entry comes with a quick practice question. And he likes keeping track of things, which is exactly why "My words" exists: save a word, and Polydi makes sure you actually come back and test yourself on it.

Jump in. Learn a word. Test yourself.

  • Curious
  • Honest
  • Keeps track