Lemon: meaning, definitions and examples

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lemon

 

[ หˆlษ›mษ™n ]

Noun / Verb
Oxford 3000
Context #1 | Noun

sour fruit

A yellow citrus fruit with a sour taste, typically used in cooking or for its juice.

Synonyms

citrus fruit, sour fruit

Examples of usage

  • Lemon is often used in making lemonade.
  • She added some lemon zest to the cake batter.
Context #2 | Noun

color

A pale or vivid yellow color resembling that of the lemon fruit.

Synonyms

pale yellow, yellow

Examples of usage

  • She painted her walls in a lovely lemon shade.
  • The dress she wore was a beautiful lemon color.
Context #3 | Verb

to add zest

To add liveliness or zest to something, like flavoring with lemon.

Synonyms

enliven, spice up

Examples of usage

  • She loves to lemon up her salads with a squeeze of fresh lemon juice.
  • He lemoned up the boring conversation with a joke.

Translations

Translations of the word "lemon" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น limรฃo

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคจเฅ€เค‚เคฌเฅ‚

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Zitrone

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ lemon

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะปะธะผะพะฝ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ cytryna

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ใƒฌใƒขใƒณ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท citron

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ limรณn

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท limon

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๋ ˆ๋ชฌ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ู„ูŠู…ูˆู†

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ citron

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ citrรณn

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๆŸ ๆชฌ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ limona

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ sรญtrรณna

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะปะธะผะพะฝ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒšแƒ˜แƒ›แƒแƒœแƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ limon

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ limรณn

Etymology

The word 'lemon' originated from Old French 'limon', which in turn came from Arabic 'laymลซn' and Persian 'lฤซmลซ', referring to the citrus fruit. Lemons are believed to have been first grown in Assam, a region in northeast India, northern Burma, and China. They were introduced to the Mediterranean region around the 1st century AD. Lemons have since become a popular ingredient in cooking, baking, and beverages around the world.

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