limón
limón(
lee
-
mohn
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g. el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (yellow fruit)
a. lemon
¿Qué le has puesto a la limonada? - Solo limón, agua y azúcar.What's in the lemonade? - Just lemon, water, and sugar.
2. (green fruit)
Regionalism used in Mexico
(Mexico)
Regionalism used in Venezuela
(Venezuela)
a. lime
Exprime la mitad de un limón sobre los tacos y añade salsa.Squeeze a half of a lime over the tacos and add salsa.
3. (botany)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America)
a. lemon tree
El viento derribó todos los limones de nuestro patio trasero.The wind blew down all the lemon trees in our backyard.
limón
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. lemon
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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