limão

See also: lìmào and lǐmào

Portuguese

A lemon (left) and a lime. (right)

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic لَيْمُون‎, from Arabic لَيْمُون‎ (laymūn), from Persian ‎ (limu), ‎ (limun).

Pronunciation

(Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /liˈmɐ̃w̃/
Hyphenation: li‧mão

Noun

limão m (plural limões)

lemon (citrus fruit)
(Brazil) lime (citrus fruit)
(Southern Brazil) lemandarin, rangpur

Usage notes

In Brazil, unless otherwise specified, the variants key lime (Citrus × latifolia) and persian lime (Citrus × aurantiifolia) are assumed. In southern regions, lemandarin (Citrus × limonia) may be assumed as well.
Brazilians also consider a lemon (Citrus limon) to be a limão, but of a very specific kind. Therefore, it won't come their mind at first, if not enough context is given.
Non-Brazilians will enthusiastically refuse to call a lime a limão.
Consider using the synonym limão-siciliano to unambiguously refer to a lemon across the Portuguese-speaking world. Use lima, for a lime.

Synonyms

(lemon): limão-siciliano
(lime): lima

Related terms

limoeiro

Descendants

Swahili: limau

Malay: limau
- Indonesian: limau

单词	limão
释义	limão See also: lìmào and lǐmào Portuguese A lemon (left) and a lime. (right) Etymology From Andalusian Arabic لَيْمُون‎, from Arabic لَيْمُون‎ (laymūn), from Persian ‎ (limu), ‎ (limun). Pronunciation (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /liˈmɐ̃w̃/ Hyphenation: li‧mão Noun limão m (plural limões) lemon (citrus fruit) (Brazil) lime (citrus fruit) (Southern Brazil) lemandarin, rangpur Usage notes In Brazil, unless otherwise specified, the variants key lime (Citrus × latifolia) and persian lime (Citrus × aurantiifolia) are assumed. In southern regions, lemandarin (Citrus × limonia) may be assumed as well. Brazilians also consider a lemon (Citrus limon) to be a limão, but of a very specific kind. Therefore, it won't come their mind at first, if not enough context is given. Non-Brazilians will enthusiastically refuse to call a lime a limão. Consider using the synonym limão-siciliano to unambiguously refer to a lemon across the Portuguese-speaking world. Use lima, for a lime. Synonyms (lemon): limão-siciliano (lime): lima Related terms limoeiro Descendants Swahili: limau Malay: limau Indonesian: limau Further reading limão on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt
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