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lima

/ˈliːmə//ˈlaɪmə/

lima noun: lima bean (the plant, Phaseolus lunatus). Also the alternative letter-case form of Lima from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.

Noun

lima (plural limas)

  1. Lima bean (the plant, Phaseolus lunatus).
    • We planted limas with the corn last night.
  2. Lima bean (the fruit of the plant).
    • We had limas with dinner last night.

Proper noun capitalized: Lima

Lima

  1. The capital city of Peru.
    1. (metonymically) The Peruvian government.
  2. A province in Peru.
  3. A township and village therein, in Adams County, Illinois.
  4. A township in LaGrange County, Indiana.
  5. A township in Washtenaw County, Michigan.
  6. A township in Cass County, Minnesota.
  7. A town in Beaverhead County, Montana.
  8. A town and village therein, in Livingston County, New York.
  9. A city, the county seat of Allen County, Ohio.
  10. A former township in Licking County, Ohio, merged into Pataskala in 1996.
  11. A town in Seminole County, Oklahoma.
  12. A census-designated place in Middletown Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
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  1. A town in Grant County, Wisconsin.
  2. A town and unincorporated community in Pepin County, Wisconsin.
  3. A town in Rock County, Wisconsin.
  4. A town in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.
  5. A locality in the Rural City of Benalla, north eastern Victoria, Australia.

Also used as

lima is also the alternative letter-case form of Lima from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.

lima meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

lima in Hindi

लिमा, लीमा

lima in Tamil

லிமா, லீமா

lima in Marathi

लिमा, लीमा

lima in Urdu

لیما
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lima in Bengali
লিমা
lima in Telugu
లిమా, లీమా
lima in Malayalam
ലിമാ, ലിമ
lima in Kannada
ಲಿಮಾ, ಲೀಮಾ
lima in Punjabi
ਲੀਮਾ, ਲਿਮਾ
lima in Gujarati
લિમા, લીમા
lima in Odia
ଲିମା
lima in Nepali
लिमा, लीमा

Forms of lima

plurallimas

Plural of lima: limas

Origin of lima

Ellipsis of lima bean. Doublet of Lima.

Borrowed from Spanish Lima, in turn, borrowed from Classical Quechua Limaq (“the one who speaks”), cognate with modern Quechua rimaq, from the name of a sanctuary identified as the Huaca de Santa Ana. The variation of /r/ > /l/ is product of the former "coastal" variety of Quechua spoken around modern-day Lima. The drop of final /q/ could be attributed either to another characteristic of Coastal Quechua or to Spanish adaptation. Ultimately derived from rimay (“to speak”). Doublet of lima [bean].

Phrases with lima

Words that rhyme with lima

Questions about lima

What does lima mean?
Lima means lima bean (the plant, Phaseolus lunatus).
What is lima in Hindi?
Lima in Hindi is लिमा, लीमा. See Lima meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is lima?
Lima can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce lima?
Lima is pronounced /ˈlaɪmə/ (UK).
What is the plural of lima?
The plural of lima is limas.

Words near lima in the dictionary

  1. lim
  2. lim infs
  3. lim peh
  4. lim sup
  5. lim sups
  6. lima
  7. lima bean
  8. lima beans
  9. Lima East
  10. Lima South
  11. Lima syndrome

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lima (page history and authors); Lima (page history and authors); lima (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lima (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lima (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lima (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lima (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lima (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lima (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lima (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lima (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lima (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lima (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lima (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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