melón de agua
Cuba
Watermelon in Cuban Spanish is melón de agua. The standard Spanish word sandía is also understood.
Meaning: large green fruit (noun)
Ways to say it
| Spanish | Note |
|---|---|
| melón de agua | Cuba |
| sandía | neutral |
Cubans say melón de agua for the green fruit with red flesh. Say sandía if you want the word used in most Spanish-speaking places.
Which one should you use?
In Cuba a plain melón is a different fruit, so the full name melón de agua matters.
How does it change in a sentence?
Melón de agua is masculine and sandía is feminine, so you say un melón de agua and una sandía.
Did you know?
- The word sandía in Spanish comes from Arabic.
Examples in context
- Quiero un trozo de melón de agua.I want a slice of watermelon.
- La sandía está muy dulce.The watermelon is very sweet.
- El melón de agua refresca.Watermelon is refreshing.
Example conversation
Hector buys fruit from a seller named Norma at a market in Havana.
- Hector¿A cuánto el melón de agua?How much is the watermelon?
- NormaA diez pesos la libra.Ten pesos a pound.
- HectorDeme uno, por favor.Give me one, please.
