kaffir lime

English

kaffir limes

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkæfəɹˌlaɪm/

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Noun

kaffir lime (plural kaffir limes)

1. Citrus hystrix, a species of fragrant, small lime native to Southeast Asia, the leaves of which are used in cooking for their citrus flavor.

Usage notes

• Since the term kaffir is now considered racist and highly offensive in other contexts, many modern references are recommending that the term makrut lime should be used instead.

Synonyms

• kieffer lime, makrut, magood, combava

Translations

fruit

• Burmese: ရှောက်နု (my) (hrauknu.), တောရှောက်ခါး (tau:hraukhka:)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 箭叶橙

• Indonesian: jeruk purut (id)
• Italian: combava f
• Khmer: ក្រូចសើច (km) (krouc saəc)
• Lao: ໝາກຂີ້ຫູດ (māk khī hūt)
• Malay: limau purut (ms)
• Mon: မက်ကြုတ်
• Thai: มะกรูด (th) (má-grùut)
• Vietnamese: trúc (vi), chanh sác, chanh Thái

References

• kaffir lime on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Citrus hystrix on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Citrus hystrix on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons