🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

라임

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ra-im

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Lime/laɪm/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그녀는 음료에 라임 조각을 추가했습니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A green, citrus fruit that is typically smaller and more acidic than a lemon.

    "She added a slice of lime to her drink for extra flavor."
  2. 2

    A white, powdery substance made from heating limestone, used in construction and agriculture.

    "The builders used lime to create a strong mortar for the bricks."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'lime' comes from the Middle English 'lyme', which is derived from the Old French 'lime' meaning 'lime tree'. The term has roots in the Latin 'limonem', referring to citrus fruits, and has evolved to denote the calcium-containing inorganic material used in construction and agriculture.

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