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citron

/ˈsɪtɹən/SIH-truhn
/ˈsɪtɹən/SIH-truhn

Meaningan orangetree, citron-tree

Common meaning: a lemon-like fruit

Journey through time

  1. Latincitrus‘an orange- tree, citron-tree’source
  2. Late Latincitronemsource
  3. Frenchcitronsource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsan orange- tree, citron-tree → a lemon-like fruitcitron‘a lemon-like fruit’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin citrus ‘an orangetree, citron-tree’.

Roots

  • citrus Latin “an orangetree, citron-tree”

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