Meaning

3 senses
  1. Containing or having the flavour/flavor and/or scent of lemons.

    compounds with Zitrone

  2. Of the pale yellow colour/color of lemons.

    zitronengelb

  3. (Cockney, slang)Smart; cheeky, vocal.

Examples

229 sentences
  1. I like lemon in my tea.

    Я люблю чай із лимоном. — deniko

  2. I like oranges, but I like lemons more.

    Я полюбляю апельсини, але лимони я полюбляю більше. — deniko

    ruЯ люблю апельсины, но лимоны люблю ещё больше. — Wezel

    deIch mag Orangen, aber Zitronen mag ich noch mehr. — raggione

  3. Lemons and limes are acidic fruits.

    Лимон та лайм - кислі фрукти. — aandrusiak

    ruЛимон и лайм - кислые фрукты. — marafon

    deZitronen und Limonen sind saure Früchte. — MUIRIEL

  4. I never drink tea with lemon.

    Я ніколи не п'ю чай із лимоном. — deniko

    ruЯ никогда не пью чай с лимоном. — saiko

    deIch trinke niemals Tee mit Zitrone. — Esperantostern

  5. A tea with lemon, please.

    Чай з лимоном, будьте ласкаві. — Ahha

    ruЧай с лимоном, пожалуйста. — marafon

    deEinen Tee mit Zitrone, bitte. — MUIRIEL

Translations

5 languages
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By meaning 2
having the flavour/flavor and/or scent of lemons:
having the colour/color of lemons:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English lymon, from Old French lymon (“citrus”), from Arabic لَيْمُو

Inherited from Middle English lymon, from Old French lymon (“citrus”), from Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn) or Classical Persian لِیمُون (līmūn), a variant of Classical Persian لِیمُو (līmū, līmō), from Sanskrit निम्बू (nimbū, “lime”), ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *limaw or Munda. Doublet of lime.

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Forms

more lemon, most lemon
Comparativemore lemon Lesson
Superlativemost lemon Lesson

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

Dictionary 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.

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