limón

See also: limon and Limon

Galician

Etymology

Attested since 1457 (limõ (“lemon tree”)). From Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic لَيْمُون‎ (laymūn), from Persian لیمو‎ (līmū), لیمون‎ (līmūn), from Sanskrit निम्बू (nimbū).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [liˈmoŋ]

Noun

limón m (plural limóns)

1. lemon
2. (dated) lemon tree

Related terms

• limoada
• limoeiro

References

• “limõ” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “limõ” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “limón” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “limón” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “limón” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic لَيْمُون‎ (laymūn), from Persian لیمو‎ (līmū), لیمون‎ (līmūn), from Sanskrit निम्बू (nimbū).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liˈmon/, [liˈmõn]

• Audio (Colombia)

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• Hyphenation: li‧món
• Rhymes: -on

Noun

limón m (plural limones)

1. lemon (fruit)

   Synonym: citrón

2. (Mexico, various dialects) lime (fruit)

Derived terms

• jugo de limón
• si la vida te da limones, haz limonada
• té de limón
• tiburón limón
• zumo de limón

 

Descendants

• → Jakaltek: lemniẍ
• → Tetelcingo Nahuatl: alemu

See also

• lima f

Further reading

• “limón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
• “Why asking for a lime isn't so easy in Spanish-speaking countries”