🇫🇷 French

pastèques

feminine

les pastèques

watermelons

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pastèques
/le pastɛk/
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How do you say pastèques in French?

IPA
/le pastɛk/

How do you pronounce pastèques in French?

pastèques is pronounced /le pastɛk/ in French.

Example sentences

La pastèque rouge que j'ai achetée au marché était très juteuse et délicieuse.

The red watermelon that I bought at the market was very juicy and delicious.

Cette pastèque verte est trop lourde pour que je la porte seule.

This green watermelon is too heavy for me to carry it alone.

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Why is it feminine?

Pastèques is feminine because it derives from Italian "pastica" (itself from Persian "pāstikh"). In French, words ending in "-èque" are typically feminine, and this gender was preserved through the Romance language borrowing from Italian.

What is the French word for watermelons?

The French word for watermelons is les pastèques — feminine.

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