melón de agua

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A map of Spanish-speaking territories and their common names for watermelon: the substantial majority use sandia, with some using patilla or melón de agua
Common names for watermelon is the Spanish-speaking world

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /meˌlon de ˈaɡwa/
  • Syllabification: me‧lón de a‧gua

Noun

melón de agua m (plural melones de agua)

  1. (Cuba, Andalusia) watermelon
    Synonyms: patilla, sandía
    • 1901, Cuba. Junta de la Exposición de Buffalo, Cuba en la Exposición pan americana de Buffalo, 1901, page 67:
      El melón de castilla [] y la Sandía ó melón de agua (Citrullus vulgaris) son especies diferentes de la familia de las Cucurbitaceas que aunque comprendidas entre las plantas de huerta, son susceptibles de ser sometidas al cultivo en grande escala.
      The Christmas melon and the watermelon (Citrullus vulgaris) are different species of the family of Cucurbitaceas that although included among garden plants, are susceptible to large-scale cultivation.
    • 1916, Cuba. Secretaría de Agricultura, Comercio y Trabajo, Miscellaneous Publications, page 41:
      Estudiamos en este capítulo solamente el melón de agua perteneciente a la familia de las Cucurbitaceas y designado en la ciencia con el nombre de Citrullus vulgaris. Las otras variedades [] no está tan extendido su uso como el mélon de agua [] .
      In this chapter we are studying only the watermelon belonging to the family of the Cucurbitaceas and designated by science with the name Citrullus vulgaris. The other varieties do not have as extended a use as the watermelon.
    • 1916, Economic Entomology: Pamphlets, page 57:
      Los melones se dividen en dos clases: Melón de Castilla y Melón de Agua, y cada uno de éstos en varias clases. [] Entre los melones de agua el “Kleckly Sweet” y “Sweetheart” para uso doméstico []
      Melons are divided into two classes: Christmas Melon and Watermelon, and each one of these into various classes. Among the watermelons, the “Kleckly Sweet” and “Sweetheart” for domestic use
    • 2008 01, Er Faveri, Albert Larbalétrier, MANUAL DEL HORTELANO. LAS LEGUMBRES, Editorial MAXTOR, →ISBN, page 103:
      En la Península se pueden dividir las variedades del melón en dos grandes grupos: melón de agua ó sandía y melón simplemente de color ó de azúcar, que es la otra variedad.
      On the Peninsula the varieties of melon can be divided into two large groups: watermelon and muskmelon, which is the other variety.

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