limón

See also: limon and Limon

Emilian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liˈmoŋ/

Noun

limón m pl

1. plural of limån

Galician

Alternative forms

• limom, limão (reintegrationist)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [liˈmoŋ]

Noun

limón m (plural limóns)

1. lemon
2. (dated) lemon tree

Related terms

• limoada
• limoeiro

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “limõ”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “limõ”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “limón”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “limón”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “limón”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn) via Andalusian Arabic, from Persian لیمو (limu), لیمون (limun), from Sanskrit निम्बू (nimbū). By surface analysis, lima +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liˈmon/ [liˈmõn]

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• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: li‧món

Noun

limón m (plural limones)

1. (Spain, Chile) lemon (fruit)

   Synonym: citrón

   • 2022 July 5, Claudia Polo, “Calabacín a la plancha con jamón y cerezas”, in El País‎^[1], Madrid: Ediciones El País, S.L., →ISSN, archived from the original on 2 July 2023:

     Un calabacín cortado en láminas finas con un pelador y aliñado con una vinagreta de limón y miel—como la de esta receta—y un poco de menta es un aperitivo fresquito y facilongo que sorprenderá a más de uno.

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2. (North America) lime (fruit)

Usage notes

• Not all countries make a distinction between 'lime' and 'lemon'; limón may be used for both. Where this is the case, 'lime' is usually the default reading (except in Spain), and they may be distinguished as limón verde (lime) and limón amarillo (lemon), or simply as limón (lime) and limón amarillo (lemon) – in much of North America – or limón (lemon) and limón verde (lime) in Spain. In Mexico and much of South America, lima may be used for 'lemon', while in Spain, lima is commonly used for 'lime'.

Derived terms

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

Descendants

• → Jakaltek: lemniẍ
• → Seri: ḻimoon
• → Tetelcingo Nahuatl: alemu
• → Ye'kwana: dimuni

See also

• lima f

Further reading

• “limón”, 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
• “Why asking for a lime isn't so easy in Spanish-speaking countries”