limoeiro

Galician

Etymology

From limón +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [limoˈejɾʊ]

Noun

limoeiro m (plural limoeiros)

1. lemon tree

Related terms

• limón

References

• “limoeiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “limoeiro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “limoeiro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

limoeiro

Etymology

From limão (“lemon fruit”) +‎ -eiro (“forms tree names”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /li.moˈe(j).ɾu/ [li.moˈe(ɪ̯).ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /li.moˈe(j).ɾu/ [li.moˈe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /li.moˈe(j).ɾo/ [li.moˈe(ɪ̯).ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /liˈmwɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /liˈmwɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /liˈmwej.ɾu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /liˈmwej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /liˈmwe.ɾu/

• Hyphenation: li‧mo‧ei‧ro

Noun

limoeiro m (plural limoeiros)

1. lemon (tree)
2. (Brazil) lime (tree)

   Synonym: limeira

3. (South Brazil) lemandarin (tree), rangpur (tree)

Usage notes

• See limão § Usage notes.

Hypernyms

• rutácea

Coordinate terms

• laranjeira

Related terms

• limão