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"Lime" is a noun which is often translated as "la lima", and "gimp" is a noun which is often translated as "el cojo". Learn more about the difference between "lime" and "gimp" below.
lime(
laym
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (fruit)
b. el limón verde (M) (Latin America)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
Emma loves to add fresh lime to her salsa.A Emma le encanta agregar limón verde fresco a su salsa.
c. el limón (M) (Andes) (Caribbean) (Central America) (Mexico)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in the Caribbean: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Mexico
I need a lime for the guacamole.Necesito un limón para el guacamole.
b. el limonero (M) (Argentina) (Mexico) (Panama)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Argentina
Regionalism used in Mexico
Regionalism used in Panama
The lime is losing its leaves.Se le están cayendo las hojas al limonero.
c. el palo de limón (M) (Mexico) (Panama) (Puerto Rico)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Mexico
Regionalism used in Panama
Regionalism used in Puerto Rico
We've planted a lime in the backyard.Plantamos un palo de limón en el jardín trasero.
4. (chemistry)
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. abonar con cal
The acid soil here benefits from liming in the early spring.Al suelo ácido de aquí le beneficia ser abonado con cal al principio de la primavera.
gimp(
gihmp
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (colloquial) (pejorative) (crippled person) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
Regionalism used in the United States
a. el cojo (M), la coja (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He's been a gimp ever since he returned from the war.Ha sido un cojo desde que volvió de la guerra.
b. el rengo (M), la renga (F) (Latin America)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
The old gimp almost never leaves his house.El viejo rengo casi nunca sale de su casa.
2. (colloquial) (pejorative) (limp) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
Regionalism used in the United States
b. la renguera (F) (Latin America)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
The soldier moved himself to the other side of the field, despite his gimp from the fresh bullet wound.El soldado se movió al otro lado del campo a pesar de su renguera de la herida de bala reciente.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
b. rengo (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
The horse avoids putting weight on its gimp leg.El caballo evita poner peso en la pierna renga.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
4. (colloquial) (to limp) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
b. renguear (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
The skater gimped off the ice with tears in her eyes.La patinadora rengueó fuera de la pista con lágrimas en los ojos.
