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Added 9 October 2026

lemon

/ˈlɛmən/ noun

In Latin: limon Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about lemon at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh.
A strong yellow color.
A small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely cultivated for its fruit.

Origin

Inherited from Middle English lymon, from Old French lymon (“citrus”), from Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn) or Classical Persian لِیمُون (līmūn), a variant of Classical Persian لِیمُو (līmū, līmō), from Sanskrit निम्बू (nimbū, “lime”), ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *limaw or Munda. Doublet of lime. The fandom sense is named after the erotic anime series Cream Lemon.

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