agrume

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French

agrume

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian agrume, borrowed from Latin ācrūmen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.ɡʁym/
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Noun

agrume m (plural agrumes)

  1. citrus (fruit)

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin or Medieval Latin ācrūmen (something sour or bitter), ultimately from Latin ācer (sharp, sour, bitter). Cognate to Old French aigrun (sour fruit).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈɡru.me/
  • Rhymes: -ume
  • Hyphenation: a‧grù‧me

Noun

agrume m (plural agrumi)

  1. citrus (fruit and tree)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • French: agrume
  • Serbo-Croatian: agrumi
  • Slovene: agrumi

Spanish

Verb

agrume

  1. inflection of agrumar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative