Meanings
citron1
plural citrons
- A small citrus tree, Citrus medica.
- countableuncountableThe 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 - countableuncountableA greenish yellow colour, inspired by the color of the rind of the citron fruit.
comparative more citron · superlative most citron
- Of a greenish yellow colour.
Citron2
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick warty rind
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekκέδρος“cedar”
- Latincitrus“citron tree, thuja”
- Frenchcitron“lemon, lime”
- Englishcitron
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).
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Ancient Greek κιτρέα, κίτρον
- κιτρέα (kitréa)tree
- κίτρον (kítron)fruit
- κίτριον (kítrion)fruit
- μηλοκίτριον (mēlokítrion)fruit
Arabic تُرُنْج, تُرُنْج
- تُرُنْج (turunj)tree
- تُرُنْج (turunj)fruit
Bengali জামির, লেবু
- জামির (jamir)fruit
- লেবু (lebu)fruit
- লেম্বু (lembu)fruit
Bulgarian цитрон, сладък лимон
- цитрон (citron)tree
- сладък лимон (sladăk limon)fruit
- цитро́н (citrón)fruit
Catalan poncem, poncir
- poncemfruit
- poncirfruit
- naronjafruit
Chinese Cantonese 枸櫞 /枸橼, 香櫞 /香橼
- 枸櫞 /枸橼 (geoi² jyun⁴)fruit
- 香櫞 /香橼 (hoeng¹ jyun⁴)fruit
Chinese Mandarin 枸櫞 /枸橼, 枸櫞 /枸橼
- 枸櫞 /枸橼 (jǔyuán)tree
- 枸櫞 /枸橼 (jǔyuán)fruit
- 香櫞 /香橼 (xiāngyuán)fruit
Czech cedrát
- cedrátfruit
Danish sukat, cedrat
- sukatcandied rind
- cedratfruit
Dutch sukadeboom
- sukadeboomtree
Esperanto cedrato
- cedratofruit
Finnish sukaatti, kellanvihreä
- sukaatticandied rind
- kellanvihreägreenish yellow colour
- sukaattisitruunatree
- sukaattisitruunafruit
French jaune citron, citron
- jaune citrongreenish yellow colour
- citrongreenish yellow colour
- cédratiertree
- cédratfruit
Greek κιτριά, κίτρο
- κιτριά (kitriá)tree
- κίτρο (kítro)fruit
Hebrew אתרוג
- אתרוג (etrog)fruit
Hindi चकोतरा
- चकोतरा (cakotrā)fruit
Icelandic súkkatsítróna
- súkkatsítrónafruit
Irish crann ciotrón, ciotrón
- crann ciotróntree
- ciotróntree
- ciotrónfruit
Italian cedro, lumia
- cedrofruit
- lumiafruit
Japanese 枸櫞, 枸櫞
- 枸櫞 (kuen)tree
- 枸櫞 (kuen)fruit
Norwegian sukatsitron
- sukatsitronfruit
Persian بالنگ, بادرنگ
- بالنگ (bâlang)tree
- بادرنگ (bâdrang)tree
- ترنگان (torangân)tree
- بالنگ (bâlang)fruit
- بادرنگ (bâdrang)fruit
Polish cedrat, cytron
- cedrattree
- cytrontree
- cedratfruit
- cytronfruit
Portuguese amarelo-limão, cidreira
- amarelo-limãogreenish yellow colour
- cidreiratree
- cidrafruit
Punjabi ਗਲਗਲ
- ਗਲਗਲ (galgal)fruit
Romanian chitru, chitră
- chitrutree
- chitrăfruit
- chitrufruit
Russian цукаты, лимонно-жёлтый
- цукаты (cukaty)candied rind
- лимонно-жёлтый (limonno-žóltyj)greenish yellow colour
- цитрон (citron)tree
- цитро́н (citrón)fruit
- сла́дкий лимо́н (sládkij limón)fruit
Swedish suckatcitron, cedrat
- suckatcitronfruit
- cedratfruit
- sötcitronfruit
Tamil நார்த்தங்காய்
- நார்த்தங்காய் (nārttaṅkāy)fruit
Turkish ağaç kavunu, ağaç kavunu
- ağaç kavunutree
- ağaç kavunufruit
Welsh sitron
- sitronfruit
Yiddish אתרוג
- אתרוג (esreg)fruit
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citron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/citron
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