An oval fruit that has a thick, yellow skin and sour juice
لیمو ترش
I like lemon.
من لیمو ترش دوست دارم.
Oxford Essential Dictionary
lemon
noun
a yellow fruit withsour (= sharp tasting) juice that is used for giving flavour to food and drink:
lemon juice
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
lemon
I. noun
I. lem‧on1 /ˈlemən/ noun
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: French; Origin: limon, from Medieval Latin limo, from Arabic laymun]
1. [uncountable and countable] a fruit with a hard yellow skin and sour juice:
• a slice of lemon
• Add a few drops of lemon juice.
2. [uncountable] British English a drink that tastes of lemons:
• a glass of fizzy lemon
3. (also lemon yellow) [uncountable] a pale yellow colour
4. [countable] especially American English informal something that is useless because it fails to work or to work properly:
• I soon realized the van was a lemon.
5. [countable] British English informal a silly person:
• He just stood there looking like a real lemon.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
lemon
lemon [lemon lemons] noun, adjective [ˈlemən] [ˈlemən]
noun
1. countable, uncountable a yellow citrus fruit with a lot of sour juice. Slices of lemon and lemon juice are used in cooking and drinks
• lemon tea
• a gin and tonic with ice and lemon
• Squeeze the juice of half a lemon over the fish.
• a lemon tree
2. uncountable lemon juice or a drink made from lemon
see also bitter lemon
3. (also ˌlemon ˈyellow) uncountable a pale yellow colour
4. countable (informal, especially NAmE) a thing that is useless because it does not work as it should
Syn: dud
5. countable (BrE) a stupid person
Word Origin:
Middle English: via Old French limon (in modern French denoting a lime) from Arabic līmūn (a collective term for fruits of this kind); compare with lime (the fruit).
Example Bank:
• Garnish the fish with wedges of lemon.
• Squeeze a quarter of a lemon over the fish.
Syn: idiot
adjective (also ˌlemon ˈyellow)
pale yellow in colour
Word Origin:
Middle English: via Old French limon (in modern French denoting a lime) from Arabic līmūn (a collective term for fruits of this kind); compare with lime (the fruit).
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
lemon / ˈlem.ən / noun (FRUIT)
lemon
A2 [ C or U ] an oval fruit that has a thick, yellow skin and sour juice:
For this recipe you need the juice of two lemons.
Would you like a slice of lemon in your tea?
lemon juice
[ U ] the juice of a lemon or a drink made from this juice
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Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary
lemon
/lemən/
(lemons)
1.
A lemon is a bright yellow fruit with very sour juice. Lemons grow on trees in warm countries.
...a slice of lemon.
...oranges, lemons and other citrus fruits.
...lemon juice.
N-VAR
2.
Lemon is a drink that tastes of lemons.
N-UNCOUNT
Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary
lemon
lem·on /ˈlɛmən/ noun, pl -ons
1 [count, noncount] : a yellow citrus fruit that has a sour taste
• The recipe calls for the juice of two lemons.
• Garnish it with a slice of lemon.
- often used before another noun
• lemon juice
• lemon trees
• a lemon grove
2 [noncount] : a bright yellow color - called also lemon yellow,
3 [count] chiefly US informal : a product that is not made well : a product that does not work the way it should
• Our new car is a lemon.
4 [count] Brit informal : a stupid or silly person
- lem·ony /ˈlɛməni/ adj [more ~; most ~]
• a lemony flavor
• a lemony color