citron
citron · more citron · most citron
Of a greenish yellow colourOf a greenish yellow colour.
/ˈsɪtɹən/
» One citron tea, please!
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1 sensesOf a greenish yellow colour.
Examples
1 sentencesOne citron tea, please!
Origin
Borrowed from French citron (“lemon, lime”), Latin citrus (“citron tree, thuja”), probablyBorrowed from French citron (“lemon, lime”), Latin citrus (“citron tree, thuja”), probably via Etruscan derived from Ancient Greek κέδρος (kédros, “cedar”) (see there for further etymology).
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Forms
more citron, most citron| Comparative | more citron Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most citron Lesson |
regular
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.