"citron" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /si.tʁɔ̃/ Audio: Fr-citron.ogg Forms: citrons [plural]
Etymology: From Latin citrus (“citron tree, thuja”), probably connected with Ancient Greek κέδρος (kédros, “cedar, juniper”). Etymology templates: {{uder|fr|la|citrus||citron tree, thuja}} Latin citrus (“citron tree, thuja”), {{cog|grc|κέδρος||cedar, juniper}} Ancient Greek κέδρος (kédros, “cedar, juniper”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} citron m (plural citrons)
  1. lemon Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-citron-fr-noun-9GTX1xwG
  2. lime (citrus) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-citron-fr-noun-HTwDNdhl
  3. brimstone (butterfly) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-citron-fr-noun-4PdkbYkE
  4. (colloquial) noggin (head) Tags: colloquial, masculine
    Sense id: en-citron-fr-noun-XUwxmCL7
  5. (Quebec, informal) lemon (defective item) Tags: Quebec, informal, masculine
    Sense id: en-citron-fr-noun-tB2u2RF~ Categories (other): Quebec French
  6. (slang, offensive, ethnic slur) East Asian Tags: ethnic, masculine, offensive, slang, slur Categories (lifeform): Fruits Synonyms: see Est-Asiatique
    Sense id: en-citron-fr-noun-GOZshYaG Disambiguation of Fruits: 2 7 18 2 6 65 Categories (other): French ethnic slurs, French entries with incorrect language header, French undefined derivations Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 3 4 5 28 14 47 Disambiguation of French undefined derivations: 2 2 3 8 9 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: citron pressé, citron vert, citronellal, citronellol, citronnade, citronnat, citronnelle, citronner, citronneraie, citronnier, jaune citron, ne rien avoir dans le citron, presse-citron, quercitron, se presser le citron

Inflected forms

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