limão

1. (masculine) lemon (citrus fruit)
2. (Brazil, masculine) lime (citrus fruit)
3. (South-Brazil, masculine) lemandarin, rangpur

Pronounced as (IPA)

/liˈmɐ̃w̃/

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic: لَيْمُون

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic: -

In summary

Etymology tree
Sanskrit निम्बू (nimbū)bor.
Persian لیموbor.
Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn)bor.
Portuguese limão
Borrowed from Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn) via Andalusian Arabic, from Persian لیمون /لیمو (limun, limu), from Sanskrit निम्बू (nimbū).

Concepts

lemon

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gamboge

lemon yellow

lime

lemons

lemon

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Citrus limon

mielie

busaa

maize

lemon tree

citrus

negus

ponzu

lemon-yellow

Synonyms

limoeiro

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amarelo limão

lima

limeira

Limoeiro

Translations

citron

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Zitrone

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limón

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cytryna

citroen

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limone

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λεμόνι

llimona

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limon

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ليمون

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citrón

llimó

citronnier

citreum

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