Vol. 09 · Loanwords ·persian ·1400s
Lemon
from لیمو (līmū)
- Meaning
- A yellow citrus fruit.
- Source word
- لیمو (līmū)
- Route into English
- Persian → Arabic *līmūn* → Old French *limon* → English. The slang "a dud / poor product" sense is American 1900s.
- Arrived
- 1400s
English borrows.
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