lymon

See also: Lymon

Middle English
lymon

Etymology

From Old French lymon, from Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn), from Persian لیمو (limu).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlimun/, /ˈlimən/

Noun

lymon (plural lymons) (Late Middle English)

  1. lemon

Descendants
  • English: lemon
  • Scots: leemon

References

Old French

Etymology

From Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn), from Persian لیمو (limu).

Noun

lymon oblique singular, m (oblique plural lymons, nominative singular lymons, nominative plural lymon)

  1. lemon (fruit)
    Synonym: cytron

Descendants
  • → Middle English: lymon
    • English: lemon
    • Scots: leemon
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