lemon
//ˈlɛmən//
Forms
- Plural
- lemons
- Comparative
- more lemon
- Superlative
- most lemon
- present (v1)
- lemon
- past (v2)
- lemoned
- past participle (v3)
- lemoned
- present participle
- lemoning
- 3rd person singular
- lemons
Definitions
1.A yellowish citrus fruit.
2.A semitropical evergreen tree, Citrus limon, that bears such fruits.
3.A more or less bright shade of yellow associated with lemon fruits.
4.A lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris).
1.Smart; cheeky, vocal.(slang)
- Obviously Emin is not the first public figure to get lemon over tax increases.
2.Containing or having the flavour/flavor and/or scent of lemons.
3.Of the pale yellow colour/color of lemons.
1.To flavour with lemon.
- You can start the vegetables cooking while you are lemoning the fish.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3685
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English lymon, from Old French lymon (“citrus”), from Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn) or Classical Persian لِیمُون (līmūn), a variant of Classical Persian لِیمُو (līmū, līmō), from Sanskrit निम्बू (nimbū, “lime”), ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *limaw or Munda. Doublet of lime.