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The correct spelling is lemon.
How to pronounce lemon
/ˈlɛmən/
nounIPA: /ˈlɛmən/
Say it like: Lem-on
The correct spelling is lemon. A yellowish citrus fruit. For example: "He didn’t realise until he’d paid for it that the car was a lemon."
Usage Examples
“He didn’t realise until he’d paid for it that the car was a lemon.”
“A thousand quid for that motor? Do me a lemon, I could get it for half that.”
“You can start the vegetables cooking while you are lemoning the fish.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A yellowish citrus fruit.
- 2.A semitropical evergreen tree, Citrus limon, that bears such fruits.
- 3.A taste or flavour/flavor of lemons.
- 4.A more or less bright shade of yellow associated with lemon fruits.
- 5.A defective or inadequate item or individual.
verb
- 1.To flavour with lemon.
adjective
- 1.Containing or having the flavour/flavor and/or scent of lemons.
- 2.Of the pale yellow colour/color of lemons.
- 3.(from "lemon tart") Smart; cheeky, vocal.
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