"lima" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈlaɪmə/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lima.wav [Southern-England] Forms: limas [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪmə Head templates: {{head|en|nouns|plural|limas}} lima (plural limas)
  1. lima bean
    Sense id: en-lima-en-noun-gCLNTA-U Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15
  2. (international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Lima from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet. Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: Lima from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet
    Sense id: en-lima-en-noun--jYZpVNx

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for lima meaning in English (1.6kB)

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