تربوز
tarbūznoun
In Pakistan "watermelon" in Urdu is تربوز (tarbūz). It is a favorite summer fruit, sold from carts and cut into slices.
Shoppers ask تربوز کا کیا بھاؤ ہے؟ (tarbūz kā kyā bhāo hai?), "what is the price of the watermelon?" A small one is simply چھوٹا تربوز (chhoṭā tarbūz).
Meaning: large green fruit (noun)
When do people say it?
In hot months people eat تربوز (tarbūz) after meals and at family gatherings. It is a common choice to cool down in the heat.
Did you know?
- The Urdu word تربوز (tarbūz) is related to the Persian word for watermelon, and similar words are used in Turkish and Russian.
Examples in context
- گرمیوں میں تربوز بہت مزے کا لگتا ہے۔garmiyoṉ meṉ tarbūz bohat maze kā lagtā hai.Watermelon tastes great in summer.
- ایک بڑا تربوز دے دیں۔ek baṛā tarbūz de deṉ.Give me one big watermelon.
- تربوز کاٹ کر لاؤ۔tarbūz kāṭ kar lāo.Bring a cut watermelon.
Example conversation
Customer Saad buys fruit from a seller in a market in Sialkot.
- Saadبھائی، تربوز کیسے دیا؟bhāī, tarbūz kaise diyā?Brother, how are you selling the watermelon?
- Phal walaساٹھ روپے کلو۔sāṭh rupae kilo.Sixty rupees a kilo.
- Saadایک اچھا سا دے دیں۔ek achchā sā de deṉ.Give me a good one.
