karpuz

From Ottoman Turkish قارپوز (karpuz, “watermelon”), from Persian تربز (tarboz, “watermelon”) and likely influenced by Greek καρπός (karpós, “fruit, grain”), both from Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós, “fruit, grain, produce”), from Proto-Indo-European *kerp- (“pluck, harvest”), from *(s)ker- (“to cut”). Ultimately related to English harvest.

• IPA^(key): /kɑɾˈpuz/ [kʰɑɾ̞̊ˈpʰʊʷz̟]
• Hyphenation: kar‧puz

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karpuz (definite accusative karpuzu, plural karpuzlar)

1. watermelon (plant and fruit)
2. (in the plural, slang) breasts