kawon

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See also: Kawoń

Polish

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kawon sense 1
kawony sense 2

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian каву́н (kavún).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈka.vɔn/
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  • Rhymes: -avɔn
  • Syllabification: ka‧won

Noun

kawon m animal or m inan (related adjective kawonowy)

  1. (dated or Kraków, Lviv) watermelon (any plant of the genus Citrullus)
    Synonym: arbuz
  2. (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