citrone

See also: citro

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin citron, from Ancient Greek κίτρον (kítron), in turn from Latin citrum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈtro.ne/
• Rhymes: -one
• Hyphenation: ci‧tró‧ne

Noun

citrone m (plural citroni)

1. (archaic) citron

   Synonym: cedro

Descendants

• → German: Zitrone, Citrone (obsolete)
  • → Czech: citron
  • → Kashubian: cytróna
  • → Silesian: citrōna
  • → Slovincian: cytróna
  • → Lower Sorbian: citrona
  • → Upper Sorbian: citrona

Further reading

• “citróne”, in Grande dizionario della lingua italiana, volume 3 cert–dag, UTET, 1964, page 200a