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il limone
lemon
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How do you say limone in Italian?
How do you pronounce limone in Italian?
limone is pronounced /il liˈmoːne/ in Italian.
Example sentences
Il limone giallo che ho comprato è molto acido.
The yellow lemon that I bought is very acidic.
Un limone fresco e profumato è perfetto per il tè caldo.
A fresh and fragrant lemon is perfect for hot tea.
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Why is it masculine?
Limone is masculine because it derives from Arabic "līmūn," which was borrowed into Medieval Latin as "limō" (masculine), and Italian inherited this grammatical gender through regular sound changes. The masculine gender was preserved when the word evolved from Latin into the Romance languages.
What is the Italian word for lemon?
The Italian word for lemon is il limone — masculine.
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