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lima.

lime (fruit)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈlimɐ]
  1. lime (fruit)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Andalusian Arabic لِيمَة, from Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn, “lemon, lime”).

noun[ˈlimɐ]
  1. file, rasp

    feminine
  2. hip rafter

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Latin līma (“a file”). First attested in c. 1300.

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