lima

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) lime (fruit)
2. (Mexico, feminine) sweet lime (fruit)
3. (dialectal, feminine) lemon (fruit)

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of limar:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of limar:

limar

to file (with a file or rasp)

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Concepts

lime

file

limes

sweet lime

Kaffir lime

Mexican lime

yellowtail flounder

Key lime

West Indian lime

Bartender's lime

Persian lime

dabs

Tahiti lime

finish

polish

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Synonyms

camisa

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espina

limero

barbada

raspa

Limón dulce

limanda

limanda japonesa

limanda nordica

Translations

lime

lima

lima

Feile

vijl

llima

Limone

Limette

limoen

citron vert

limette

limetta

λίμα

Hyphenated as

li‧ma

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlima/

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic لِيمَة (līma), from Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn, “lemon, lime”).