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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescítrico
Pronunciation / Transliteration: cítrico
"El limón es una fruta de tipo cítrico."
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A tree of a genus that includes the lemon, citron, grapefruit, and orange.
"The orchard is filled with various citrus trees yielding juicy fruits."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Latin citrus, referring to the citron tree and its fragrant wood, which likely borrowed the term from ancient Greek kitron. The word evolved through Romance languages in the late medieval period to designate the broader genus of rue-like fruit-bearing trees including lemons, oranges, and limes.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Citrus" is said worldwide
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agrumes
Transliteration: agrumes
"Les agrumes sont riches en vitamine C."
Zitrusfrucht
Transliteration: Zitrusfrucht
"Zitrusfrüchte brauchen viel Sonne und Wärme."
agrumi
Transliteration: agrumi
"In Sicilia si coltivano molti agrumi."
cítrico
Transliteration: cítrico
"El limón es una fruta de tipo cítrico."
cítrico
Transliteration: cítrico
"O suco de laranja é um excelente cítrico para a manhã."
नींबू प्रजाति का फल
Transliteration: nimbu prajati ka phal
"संतरा एक प्रसिद्ध खट्टा साइट्रस फल है।"
柑橘类
Transliteration: gānjú lèi
"多吃柑橘类水果对身体有好处。"
감귤류
Transliteration: gamgyullu
"비타민 C가 풍부한 감귤류를 자주 드세요."
柑橘類
Transliteration: kankitsurui
"レモンやオレンジは柑橘類の仲間です。"
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