limeira

See also: Limeira

Galician

Noun

limeira f (plural limeiras)

1. lime tree

Related terms

• lima

Portuguese

Etymology

From lima (“lime fruit”) +‎ -eira (“forms tree names”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /liˈme(j).ɾɐ/ [liˈme(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /liˈme(j).ɾɐ/ [liˈme(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /liˈme(j).ɾa/ [liˈme(ɪ̯).ɾa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /liˈmɐj.ɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /liˈmɐj.ɾɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /liˈmej.ɾɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /liˈmej.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /liˈme.ɾɐ/

• Hyphenation: li‧mei‧ra

Noun

limeira f (plural limeiras)

1. lime (citrus tree)

Hypernyms

• rutácea

Coordinate terms

• laranjeira, limoeiro

Derived terms

• Limeira
• limeira-da-Pérsia

Related terms

• lima

Further reading

• “limeira”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “limeira”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025