limão

See also: lìmào and lǐmào

Portuguese

A lemon (left) and a lime. (right)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic لَيْمُون‎ (laymūn) via Andalusian Arabic, from Persian ‎ (limu), ‎ (limun).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /liˈmɐ̃w̃/ [liˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /liˈmɐ̃w̃/

Hyphenation: li‧mão

Noun

limão m (plural limões)

lemon (citrus fruit)
Synonym: limão-siciliano
(Brazil) lime (citrus fruit)
Synonym: lima
(South Brazil) lemandarin, rangpur

Usage notes

In Brazil, unless otherwise specified, the variants key lime (Citrus × latifolia) and persian lime (Citrus × aurantiifolia) are assumed. In southern regions, lemandarin (Citrus × limonia) may be assumed as well.
Brazilians also consider a lemon (Citrus limon) to be a limão, but of a very specific kind.
Non-Brazilians distinguish lime from limão.

Related terms

limoeiro

Descendants

Swahili: limau
Malay: limau
- Indonesian: limau

Further reading

limão on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt

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