noun · Food & Drink

lime

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The meaning (definition) of the word lime

a small green fruit with a sour taste

The word lime used in a sentence

Squeeze the lime into your water to make it taste tangy.

The plural of the word lime

limes

How the word lime is said around the world

Frenchcitron vert (seetrawn ver)
Spanishcal (kahl)
Mandarin酸橙 (suān chéng)
Hindiनींबू (neenboo)
Arabicالليمون (ahllahymoon)
Russianлайм (laim)
Portuguese (EU)Lima (leemuh)
Portuguese (BR)Lima (leema)
Japaneseライム (raimu)
GermanKalk (kahlk)
Urduچونا (kyohnah)
Punjabiਚੂਨਾ (kyoonah)
Korean라임 (raim)
Hebrewסִיד (seeyd)
Greekάσβεστος (asbestos)
Dutchlimoen (leemoon)
Tagalogdayap (dahyahp)
Vietnamesechanh xanh (chayny sayny)
Turkishkireç (keerech)
Persianآهک (ahahk)
Polishwapno (vahpnaw)
Ukrainianвапно (vapno)
Bengaliচুন (choon)
Swedishkalk (kahlk)
Italianlime (leemay)

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