"lime" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /lim/ Audio: Fr-lime.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-lime.wav Forms: limes [plural]
Rhymes: -im Etymology: From Latin līma. Etymology templates: {{der|fr|la|līma}} Latin līma Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} lime f (plural limes)
  1. file (tool) Tags: feminine Derived forms: lime à ongles, limer
    Sense id: en-lime-fr-noun-O-woHqKZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /lim/ Audio: Fr-lime.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-lime.wav Forms: limes [plural]
Rhymes: -im Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish lima, from Arabic لِيمَة (līma). Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|es|lima}} Borrowed from Spanish lima, {{der|fr|ar|لِيمَة}} Arabic لِيمَة (līma) Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} lime f (plural limes)
  1. (Belgium, Canada) lime (fruit, tree) Tags: Belgium, Canada, feminine Synonyms: limette
    Sense id: en-lime-fr-noun-waPXlFYW Categories (other): Belgian French, Canadian French, French entries with incorrect language header, Fruits Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of Fruits: 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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