Lemon etymology in English

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English word lemon comes from Old French (842-ca. 1400) lymon (Lemon (fruit).)

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
lymon	Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro)	Lemon (fruit).
lemon	English (en)	(Cockney rhyming, _, slang, from "lemon tart") Smart; cheeky, vocal.. Containing or having the flavour/flavor and/or scent of lemons.. Of the pale yellow colour/color of lemons. (transitive) To flavour with lemon. (Cockney rhyming slang, shortened from “lemon flavour”) Favor.. (fandom) A piece of fanfiction involving explicit sex (named after the erotic anime series Cream Lemon).. (slang) A [...]

Lemon etymology