Etymology

lemony

L1E1M3O1N1Y4

Today it means: Resembling or characteristic of lemons, especially in terms of aroma, taste or colour. Full definition →

English lemon ← Middle English lymon
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  1. Middle Englishlymon
  2. Englishlemon
  3. English todaylemony

From lemon + -y.

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