verde-limão

Portuguese

Etymology

From verde (“green”) +‎ limão (“lemon”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌveʁ.d͡ʒi.liˈmɐ̃w̃/ [ˌveɦ.d͡ʒi.liˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˌveɾ.d͡ʒi.liˈmɐ̃w̃/ [ˌveɾ.d͡ʒi.liˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˌveʁ.d͡ʒi.liˈmɐ̃w̃/ [ˌveʁ.d͡ʒi.liˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌveɻ.de.liˈmɐ̃w̃/ [ˌveɻ.de.liˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌveɾ.dɨ.liˈmɐ̃w̃/ [ˌveɾ.ðɨ.liˈmɐ̃w̃]

Adjective

verde-limão (invariable)

  1. lime

Noun

verde-limão m (plural verde-limões)

  1. lime

See also
Colors in Portuguese · cores (layout · text)
     branco, alvo, cândido      cinza, gris,
cinzento		      preto, negro, atro
             vermelho,
encarnado, rubro,
salmão; carmim		              laranja,
cor-de-laranja; castanho,
marrom		              amarelo, lúteo; creme,
ocre
             verde-limão              verde             
             ciano,
turquesa; azul-petróleo		              azul céu,
azul-celeste		              azul, índigo, anil
             violeta,
lilás		              magenta; roxo, púrpura              rosa,
cor-de-rosa, rosa-choque

Further reading
  • “verde-limão” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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