Masculine
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citron

  1. (masculine) lemon
  2. (masculine) lime (citrus)
  3. (masculine) brimstone (butterfly)
  4. (colloquial, masculine) noggin (head)
  5. (Quebec, informal, masculine) lemon (defective item)
  6. (ethnic, masculine, offensive, slang, slur) East Asian

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/si.tʁɔ̃/
Etymology

In summary

From Latin citrus (“citron tree, thuja”), probably connected with Ancient Greek κέδρος (kédros, “cedar, juniper”).

lemon tree

citron tree

Citrus limon

Citrus medica

native sulfur

native sulphur

Citronnier

limoniere

linonero

Common Brimstone

common brimstone

lemon yellow

brimstone butterfly

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