OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 2116

lemon

/ˈlɛmən/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
citrón • limón
A yellowish citrus fruit.
limonero • limón
A semitropical evergreen tree, Citrus limon, that bears such fruits.
maula • porquería
A defective or inadequate item or individual.
He didn’t realise until he’d paid for it that the car was a lemon.
“[…]the Navy's supposed to give me a ship that goes, and a captain that fights—— That's what all this muck is for, isn't it?” “Look, it's an old story by now. We're stuck with a le…
limón
Favor.
A thousand quid for that motor? Do me a lemon! I could get it for half that.
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