nounBeginner

lemon

US

/ˈlɛmən/

UK

/ˈlɛmən/

Meaning

A small, oval yellow citrus fruit with sour juice and a fragrant rind.

नींबू एक छोटा पीला खट्टा फल है, जिसका रस और छिलका खाने-पीने की चीज़ों में इस्तेमाल होता है।

Examples

“She squeezed a lemon over the grilled fish.”

squeeze a lemoncooking

“Would you like a slice of lemon in your tea?”

a slice offood and drink

“The sauce has a fresh, lemony flavor.”

lemony flavordescribing taste

Useful patterns

a lemonthe juice of a lemona slice of lemonlemon + food or drink

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Word family

lemony(adjective)

Common collocations

fresh lemonlemon juicelemon zesta slice of lemonsqueeze a lemonlemon tealemon tree

Common mistakes

Not natural: I drank lemon after lunch.

Better: I drank lemon juice after lunch.

Lemon names the whole fruit; use lemon juice when you mean its drinkable liquid.

Lemon पूरे फल को कहते हैं; पीने वाले रस के लिए lemon juice कहना ज़्यादा सही है।

Not natural: She added a lemon juice to the tea.

Better: She added some lemon juice to the tea.

Lemon juice is usually uncountable, so do not use “a” before it.

Lemon juice आम तौर पर uncountable होता है, इसलिए इसके पहले “a” नहीं लगाते।

Learner tip

Use lemon for the whole fruit and lemon juice for its liquid; lemony describes a lemon-like taste or smell.

पूरे फल के लिए lemon और उसके रस के लिए lemon juice बोलें; lemony का मतलब है नींबू जैसा स्वाद या खुशबू।

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Which description best matches a lemon?

कौन-सा वर्णन lemon के लिए सही है?