Where does “limão” come from?
limão (Portuguese) comes from Andalusian Arabic لَيْمُون, from Arabic لَيْمُون, from Persian لیمو, from Sanskrit निम्बू, from Mundari lembu.
limão (Portuguese): lemon; lime; lemandarin, rangpur
Definitions
- lemon; lime; lemandarin, rangpur
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