la
feminine
/ˈlima/
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Translation
lime, nail file
Word origin
In the fruit sense, from Arabic lima ('citrus fruit'), which entered Spanish through the medieval citrus trade.
- Origin
- Arabic
- Root
- lima
- English cognates
- lime
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Plurallimas
Examples
Exprimí darle sabor.
I squeezed a lime over the fish to give it flavour.
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Lime juice is perfect for this cocktail.
arreglarse rotas.
She used a nail file to fix her broken nails.
carpintero .
The carpenter ran the file along the edge of the wood.
¿ ?
Do you prefer the lemonade with lemon or with lime?
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