limão

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

• Hyphenation: li‧mão

limão m (plural limões)

1. lemon (citrus fruit)

   Synonym: (Brazil) limão-siciliano

2. (Brazil) lime (citrus fruit)

   Synonym: lima

   Hyponym: limão-taiti

3. (South Brazil) lemandarin, rangpur

   Synonym: limão-cravo

• In Brazil, unless otherwise specified, the variants persian lime (Citrus × latifolia) and Key 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; specifically, limão-siciliano.
• Non-Brazilians distinguish lima (“lime”) from limão.

• limoeiro