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Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ukrainian каву́н (kavún).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈka.vɔn/
- Rhymes: -avɔn
- Syllabification: ka‧won
Noun
kawon m animal or m inan (related adjective kawonowy)
- (dated or Kraków, Lviv) watermelon (any plant of the genus Citrullus)
- Synonym: arbuz
- (dated or Kraków, Lviv) watermelon (fruit of this plant)
- Synonym: arbuz
Declension
Further reading
- kawon in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- kawon in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- kawon in PWN's encyclopedia