"limau" meaning in Swahili

See limau in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-limau.flac Forms: limau class V [canonical], malimau class VI [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese limão. Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|pt|limão}} Borrowed from Portuguese limão Head templates: {{sw-noun|ma}} limau class V (plural malimau class VI)
  1. lemon (citrus fruit) Wikipedia link: sw:limau Categories (lifeform): Fruits Synonyms: ndimu Derived forms: mlimau
    Sense id: en-limau-sw-noun-hwyvW~Z8 Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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      },
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Portuguese limão.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "limau class V",
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      ]
    },
    {
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        },
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          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
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          "langcode": "sw",
          "name": "Fruits",
          "orig": "sw:Fruits",
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            "Plants",
            "Eating",
            "Food and drink",
            "Lifeforms",
            "Human behaviour",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Human",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "derived": [
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          "word": "mlimau"
        }
      ],
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        "lemon (citrus fruit)"
      ],
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          "lemon",
          "lemon"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ndimu"
        }
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Sw-ke-limau.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/39/Sw-ke-limau.flac/Sw-ke-limau.flac.mp3",
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    }
  ],
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        "3": "limão"
      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Portuguese limão.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "limau class V",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "malimau class VI",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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  ],
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        "Swahili nouns",
        "Swahili terms borrowed from Portuguese",
        "Swahili terms derived from Portuguese",
        "sw:Fruits"
      ],
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        "lemon (citrus fruit)"
      ],
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        ]
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "ndimu"
    }
  ],
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}

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