🇪🇸 Spanish

limones

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masculine

los limones

lemons

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limones
/los liˈmones/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say limones in Spanish?

IPA
/los liˈmones/

How do you pronounce limones in Spanish?

limones is pronounced /los liˈmones/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El limón amarillo que compré está muy ácido y fresco.

The yellow lemon that I bought is very acidic and fresh.

Este limón maduro es perfecto para hacer un jugo delicioso.

This ripe lemon is perfect for making a delicious juice.

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Why is it masculine?

Limones is masculine because it derives from Arabic "limūn," which was a masculine noun, and Spanish retained this grammatical gender when borrowing the word during the medieval period when Arabic significantly influenced Spanish vocabulary. Like most Spanish nouns ending in "-ón," it follows the pattern of being masculine, though this particular gender assignment was established through the Arabic source rather than by the standard Spanish suffix rule.

What is the Spanish word for lemons?

The Spanish word for lemons is los limones — masculine.

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