lemoen

Afrikaans

Etymology

Inherited from Dutch limoen (“lime”), from Middle Dutch limoen, from Middle French limon, from Italian limone, from Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn) or Ottoman Turkish لیمون, from Persian لیمو.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ləˈmun/

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Noun

lemoen (plural lemoene)

1. orange (fruit)

Derived terms

• lemoenskyfie
• soetlemoen
• suurlemoen

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ləˈmun/
• Hyphenation: le‧moen
• Rhymes: -un

Noun

lemoen n (plural lemoenen, no diminutive)

1. (superseded) alternative form of lamoen