melancia

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melancias

Etymology

Alteration of balancia (“watermelon”), influenced by melão (“melon”), from Arabic بَلَنْسِيّ (balansiyy, “Valencian”).

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -iɐ
  • Hyphenation: me‧lan‧ci‧a

Noun

melancia f (plural melancias)

  1. watermelon (plant)
    Synonym: melancieira
  2. watermelon (fruit)

Noun

melancia m or f by sense (plural melancias)

  1. (Brazil, military, slang) a soldier with socialist leanings
    • 1955, Mário Donato, Madrugada sem Deus, São Paulo: José Olympio, page 246:
      Invasão de São Paulo por Mato Grosso? Mentira! Bem se vê que você é um "melancia".
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    • 2024, Matthias Lehmann, translated by Bruno Ferreira Castro and Fernando Scheibe, Chumbo, Nemo, →ISBN, page 207:
      Ele é um melancia. / Verde por fora, vermelho por dentro.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Adjective

melancia m or f (plural melancias)

  1. (Brazil, military, slang) with socialist leanings
    • 2004, Luís Maklouf, O coronel rompe o silêncio, Rio de Janeiro: Objetiva, →ISBN, page 116:
      “Taca esse coronel no AI-5 que ele é contra, ele é melancia.” E deram com Palma pra ele, porque, segundo o critério, ele tinha direito.
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