lemon
lem‧on1 /ˈlemən/ 
noun
1. [uncountable and countable] a fruit with a hard yellow skin and sour juice:
a slice of lemon
Add a few drops of lemon juice.
2. [uncountable] British English a drink that tastes of lemons:
a glass of fizzy lemon
3. (also lemon yellow) [uncountable] a pale yellow colour
4. [countable] especially American English informal something that is useless because it fails to work or to work properly:
I soon realized the van was a lemon.
5. [countable] British English informal a silly person:
He just stood there looking like a real lemon.
lemon2 (also ˌlemon ˈyellow) adjective
pale yellow in colour
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noun Date: 1300-1400
Language: French
Origin: limon, from Medieval Latin limo, from Arabic laymun
Language: French
Origin: limon, from Medieval Latin limo, from Arabic laymun
1. [uncountable and countable] a fruit with a hard yellow skin and sour juice:
2. [uncountable] British English a drink that tastes of lemons:
3. (also lemon yellow) [uncountable] a pale yellow colour
4. [countable] especially American English informal something that is useless because it fails to work or to work properly:
5. [countable] British English informal a silly person:
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(also ˌlemon ˈyellow) adjectivepale yellow in colour