noun · Food & Drink

lemon

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The meaning (definition) of the word lemon

a bright yellow fruit with a very sour taste

The word lemon used in a sentence

The lemon was very sour but good in my tea.

The plural of the word lemon

lemons

How the word lemon is said around the world

Frenchcitron (seetrawn)
Spanishlimón (leemohn)
Mandarin柠檬 (níng méng)
Hindiनींबू (neenboo)
Arabicليمون (lahymoon)
Russianлимон (limon)
Portuguese (EU)limão (leemuhnuun)
Portuguese (BR)limão (leemuhnuun)
Japaneseレモン (remon)
GermanZitrone (tsitrohnuh)
Urduلیموں (leemoon)
Punjabiਨਿੰਬੂ (ninboo)
Korean레몬 (remon)
Hebrewלִימוֹן (leeymohnuh)
Greekλεμόνι (lemoni)
Dutchcitroen (sitroon)
Tagaloglemon (lemohn)
Vietnamesechanh vàng (chayny vahng)
Turkishlimon (leemawn)
Persianلیمو (leemoo)
Polishcytrynowy (tsitrinawvi)
Ukrainianлимон (lymon)
Bengaliলেবু (layboo)
Swedishcitron (sitroon)
Italianlimone (leemohnay)

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