"limau" meaning in Swahili

See limau in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-limau.flac [Kenya] Forms: malimau [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese limão. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|sw|pt|limão|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Portuguese limão, {{bor+|sw|pt|limão}} Borrowed from Portuguese limão Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} limau, {{sw-noun|ma}} limau (ma class, plural malimau)
  1. lemon (citrus fruit) Wikipedia link: sw:limau Tags: class-5, class-6 Categories (lifeform): Fruits Synonyms: ndimu Derived forms: mlimau

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for limau meaning in Swahili (2.1kB)

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