limeta

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlɪmɛta]

Noun

limeta f

  1. lime (green citrus fruit)
    Synonym: limetka

Declension

Further reading

  • limeta in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu

Galician

Etymology

Ultimately from Andalusian Arabic لِيمْمَ (līmma), from Persian نیمه (nime, half).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /liˈmeta/ [liˈme.t̪ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -eta

Noun

limeta f (plural limetas)

  1. flask, bottle

References

  • limeta” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • limeta” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish limeta, from Andalusian Arabic لِيمْمَ (līmma) + -eta, from Persian نیمه (nime, half).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /liˈmeta/, [lɪˈmɛ.tɐ]
  • Hyphenation: li‧me‧ta

Noun

limeta (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜋᜒᜆ) (obsolete)

  1. bottle with a short but wide belly, and long narrow neck similar to a flask or a flagon

Usage notes

  • According to Fr. San Buena Ventura (1613), the limeta was made out of clay and then painted, or made out of glass.

Derived terms

  • limetilya

See also

Further reading

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