xigua

Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanisation of Mandarin 西瓜 (xīguā).

xigua (plural xiguas)

1. (rare, in Chinese cuisine) Watermelon.
   • 2014 June 3, Alan R. Bailey, Building a Core Print Collection for Preschoolers, American Library Association, →ISBN, page 105:

     Lois Ehlert takes readers on a colorful discovery of the alphabet through both common and exotic fruits and vegetables, such as onions, peas, and bananas, as well as xiguas, jicamas, and kohlrabies. In addition to learning the alphabet, […]

   • 2016 April 14, Tijan Brown, The Circle of Life: It Begins with Z and Ends with A, Balboa Press, →ISBN:

     Xigua & Water
     Xigua fruit, also known as watermelon, is 92% water, making the xigua fruit an excellent source of water. One of the benefits of water is that it carries nutrients and oxygen to cells. […]

   • 2018 October 16, America's Test Kitchen Kids, Maddie Frost, A Is for Artichoke: A Foodie Alphabet from Artichoke to Zest, Sourcebooks, Inc., →ISBN:

     X is for Xigua
     Xigua is a large melon with a hard green rind. Xigua have red or yellow pulp that is crunchy and sweet. The pulp usually contains small black seeds. We typically call this fruit watermelon because it's so juicy.

   • 2021 October 31, Jeffrey Poole, Case of the Missing Marine, Secret Staircase Books, an imprint of Columbine Publishing Group, →ISBN:

     “Deviled bangers and xigua cake? That doesn't make any sense.” “All right, I'll bite. What is xigua cake? And don't tell me it's cake made from a xigua, whatever that is.” “Xigua is just another name for watermelon,” Jillian said.