limón

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Galician

Alternative forms

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

Noun

limón m (plural limóns)

  1. lemon
  2. (dated) lemon tree

References

  • Ernesto González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “limõ”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
  • Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “limõ”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
  • “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.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn) via Andalusian Arabic, from Persian لیمو (limu), لیمون (limun), from Sanskrit निम्बू (nimbū).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /liˈmon/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: li‧món

Noun

limón m (plural limones)

  1. (Spain, Chile) lemon (fruit)
    Synonym: citrón
  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, 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'.

Derived terms

Descendants

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

See also

References

  1. ^ Lemon and Lime in Spanish: It's Complicated

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