citron
/ˈsɪtɹən/
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obsolete/ˈsɪtəɹn/
citron noun: the fruit of a citron tree.
Noun
citron (countable and uncountable, plural citrons)
- The fruit of a citron tree.
- To make Sallet of Lemon pill, or green Citron. You must have your Lemon Pill preserved very green, Rasp it into a Dish, and raise it up lightly with a Fork […]1682, A perfect school of Instructions for the Officers of the Mouth
- The candied rind of the citron fruit.
- A greenish yellow colour, inspired by the color of the rind of the citron fruit.
Adjective
citron (comparative more citron, superlative most citron)
- Of a greenish yellow colour.
Proper noun capitalized: Citron
Citron (plural Citrons)
- A surname.
citron meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Telugu
citron in Hindi
- fruit
- चकोतरा cakotrā
citron in Tamil
- fruit
- நார்த்தங்காய் nārttaṅkāy
citron in Bengali
- fruit
- জামির jamir, লেবু lebu, লেম্বু lembu
citron in Telugu
- tree
- దబ్బ dabba, ఫలపూరము phalapūramu, ఫలపూరకము phalapūrakamu, మాదీఫలము mādīphalamu
- fruit
- దబ్బ dabba, ఫలపూరము phalapūramu, ఫలపూరకము phalapūrakamu, మాదీఫలము mādīphalamu
More languagesFewer languages
- citron in Malayalam
- വള്ളിനാരകം vaḷḷinārakaṁ
- citron in Kannada
- ಹೇರಳೆ hēraḷe
- citron in Punjabi
- ਗਲਗਲ galgal
- citron in Sanskrit
- जम्बीर jambīra, मातुलुङ्ग mātuluṅga
- citron in Assamese
- বিৰা-জৰা bira-zora
- citron in Arabic
- تُرُنْج turunj
- citron in Persian
- بالنگ bâlang, بادرنگ bâdrang, ترنگان torangân
Forms of citron
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | citrons |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more citron |
| superlative | most citron |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Citrons |
Origin of citron
Borrowed from French citron (“lemon, lime”), Latin citrus (“citron tree, thuja”), probably via Etruscan derived from Ancient Greek κέδρος (kédros, “cedar”) (see there for further etymology).
Words formed from citron
Phrases with citron
Questions about citron
- What does citron mean?
- Citron means the fruit of a citron tree.
- What is citron in Hindi?
- Citron in Hindi is चकोतरा (cakotrā). See Citron meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is citron?
- Citron can be a noun, an adjective or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce citron?
- Citron is pronounced /ˈsɪtɹən/.
- What is the plural of citron?
- The plural of citron is citrons.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: citron (page history and authors); Citron (page history and authors); जम्बीर (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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