limão — meaning in English

English meaning

• lemon noun A yellow, oval citrus fruit with sour juice.
• lime noun A small, round, green citrus fruit with a sharp, tart flavor.

Senses

limão is used for these senses in English:

• lemon Containing or having the flavour/flavor and/or scent of lemons.
• lemon A yellowish citrus fruit.
• lemon A semitropical evergreen tree, Citrus limon, that bears such fruits.
• lemon (slang) A defective or inadequate item or individual.
• lime Any of several green citrus fruit, somewhat smaller and sharper-tasting than a lemon.

lemon — full definition

1. noun A yellow, oval citrus fruit with sour juice.
2. noun Informal: a faulty or disappointing product, especially a car.
3. adj Flavored or scented like lemon, or pale yellow in color.

lime — full definition

1. noun A small, round, green citrus fruit with a sharp, tart flavor.
2. noun A bright, slightly yellowish-green color.
3. noun Calcium oxide or calcium hydroxide, used in construction, farming, and industry.
4. noun A deciduous tree of the genus Tilia, also called the linden — unrelated to the citrus tree.
5. verb To treat soil or material with lime (the mineral).

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