Lemon

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1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Related terms 1.4 See also

English

Pronunciation

IPA: /ˈlemən/

Noun

lemon (plural lemons)

1. A yellow citrus fruit.
2. A semitropical evergreen tree that bears lemons.
3. The pale yellow colour/color of lemons.
4. The taste or flavour/flavor of lemons.
5. (slang) A defective or inadequate item.

Translations

citrus fruit

Albanian: limon m Breton: sitron m -où plural, suraval m -où plural (1) Catalan: llimona f Czech: citron Danish: citron Dutch: citroen Estonian: sidrun Finnish: sitruuna French: citron m Frisian: sitroen Galician: limón m German: Zitrone (de) f Greek: λεμόνι (lemoni) n

Hebrew: לימון (Li-MON) m Hungarian: citrom Indonesian: jeruk nipis, limau Italian: limone m Irish: líomóid f Japanese: レモン Polish: cytryna Romanian: lămâie f Russian: лимон m Slovak: citrón m Slovenian: limona f Spanish: limón m Swedish: citron c Vietnamese: quả chanh

tree

Catalan: llimoner m Dutch: citroenboom Finnish: sitruunapuu Galician: limoeiro m

Spanish: limonero m

colour/color

Finnish: sitruunankeltainen

taste

Finnish: sitruunan makuinen

a defective item

Finnish: susi, maanantaikappale

The translations below might be out of synch with the definitions above. Would native speakers please check these translations and insert them into the appropriate table(s) above.

• Catalan: llimona f (3, 4)
• Dutch: citroengeel (3), citroensmaak (4)
• Polish: drzewo cytrynowe (2), kolor cytrynowy (3)
• Romanian: lămâi m (2), galben-verziu (3), acru (3)
• Slovenian: limona f (2)
• Spanish: limón m (3, 4)
• Vietnamese: cây chanh (2), mầu chanh (3)

Adjective

lemon (no comparative or superlative forms)

1. Containing or having the flavour/flavor and/or scent of lemons.
2. Of the pale yellow colour/color of lemons.

Translations

having the flavour/flavor and/or scent of lemons

Dutch: citroen- Finnish: sitruunan makuinen, sitruuna- (prefix in a compound) French: au citron Italian: al citrone Polish: cytrynowy

Slovak: citrónový m, citrónová f, citrónové n Slovene: limonin m, limonina f, limonino n, limonov m, limonova f, limonovo n Swedish: citron- Vietnamese: (having the flavour/flavor of lemons) có chanh

having the colour/color of lemons

Dutch: citroengele Estonian: sidrunkollane Finnish: sitruunankeltainen, sitruunan värinen French: jaune citron

Romanian: galben-verziu Swedish: citrongul Vietnamese: mầu chanh

Related terms

• lemonade
• lemon curd
• lemon meringue pie
• lemony

See also

• Wiktionary list of colours
• Wikipedia article on lemons