Meaning
A yellow fruit with very sour juice.
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Word origin
From Old French limon, borrowed through Arabic laymun from Persian limu.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- limon
- English cognates
- lime
Examples
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To squeeze a lemon is to press it so the juice comes out.
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Here lemon means a slice of the fruit, so it takes no article.
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Lemon can describe a flavour as well as the fruit itself.
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 30, lesson 11: lemon, maintain, wealth and 6 more words.