sandía

Borrowed from Arabic سِنْدِيَّة (sindiyya, “Sindhi”), from Sanskrit सिन्धु (sindhu).

sandía f (plural sandíes)

1. watermelon (Citrullus lanatus, a vine-like flowering plant)
2. watermelon (the fruit of the watermelon plant)

• “sandía”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN

• sandia (reintegrationist)

Borrowed from Arabic سِنْدِيَّة (sindiyya, “Sindhi”), from Sanskrit सिन्धु (sindhu).

sandía f (plural sandías)

1. watermelon (Citrullus lanatus, a vine-like flowering plant)
2. watermelon (the fruit of the watermelon plant)

• “sandía”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Borrowed from Arabic سِنْدِيَّة (sindiyya, “Sindhi”), from Sanskrit सिन्धु (sindhu), meaning of or from Sindh (in contemporary Pakistan).

• IPA^(key): /sanˈdia/ [sãn̪ˈd̪i.a]

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• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: san‧dí‧a

sandía f (plural sandías)

1. watermelon (Citrullus lanatus, a vine-like flowering plant)
2. watermelon (the fruit of the watermelon plant)

   Synonyms: melón de agua, patilla

• melón m

• → Central Bikol: sandiya
• → Cahuilla: saandiya
• → English: sandilla
• → Highland Popoluca: xañt́a
• → Huave: xindiy, xendiy
• → Ilocano: sandia
• → Lacandon: sanya
• → Quechua: santiya
• → Sayula Popoluca: s̈á̱ntia
• → Southern Ohlone: santiya
• → Southeastern Tepehuan: sandiiyas
• → Tetelcingo Nahuatl: xantea

• “sandía”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025