Lemon meaning in English
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Definition
a lemon: a yellow citrus fruit, with a sharp taste
Would you like a slice of lemon in your drink?
Examples
- "Horatio : I would like to discuss a beer, with lemon please."
- "Just a hot cup of lemon water, please."
- "Trey : Hot lemon water: very good for the circulation."
- "We have a cinnamon crumble with whipped cream and a touch of lemon."
- "Here's your hot lemon water, when you feel you're ready."
Exercise 1
Fruity riddles!
Fill in the blanks with the name of the appropriate fruit. Only one of the fruits was mentioned in the dialogue.
I am small, but grow in bunches. I can be red, purple, or green. French people love me, but squash me. Then they ferment me to make wine. I am a .
I am round and bigger than an orange. I am also squashed, but mainly for breakfast juice. I can be yellow or pink. Icarus likes me without pulp. I am a .
I am rough and spiny on the outside with thick skin, and juicy, firm and yellow on the inside. I am popular in cocktails, often sliced. I am sweet and delicious and grow on tropical islands. I am a .
Fill in the blanks with the name of the appropriate fruit. Only one of the fruits was mentioned in the dialogue.
I am small, but grow in bunches. I can be red, purple, or green. French people love me, but squash me. Then they ferment me to make wine. I am a .
I am round and bigger than an orange. I am also squashed, but mainly for breakfast juice. I can be yellow or pink. Icarus likes me without pulp. I am a .
I am rough and spiny on the outside with thick skin, and juicy, firm and yellow on the inside. I am popular in cocktails, often sliced. I am sweet and delicious and grow on tropical islands. I am a .
Fruity riddles!
Fill in the blanks with the name of the appropriate fruit. Only one of the fruits was mentioned in the dialogue.
I am small, but grow in bunches. I can be red, purple, or green. French people love me, but squash me. Then they ferment me to make wine. I am a grape 1.
I am round and bigger than an orange. I am also squashed, but mainly for breakfast juice. I can be yellow or pink. Icarus likes me without pulp. I am a grapefruit 2.
I am rough and spiny on the outside with thick skin, and juicy, firm and yellow on the inside. I am popular in cocktails, often sliced. I am sweet and delicious and grow on tropical islands. I am a pineapple 3.
Fill in the blanks with the name of the appropriate fruit. Only one of the fruits was mentioned in the dialogue.
I am small, but grow in bunches. I can be red, purple, or green. French people love me, but squash me. Then they ferment me to make wine. I am a grape 1.
I am round and bigger than an orange. I am also squashed, but mainly for breakfast juice. I can be yellow or pink. Icarus likes me without pulp. I am a grapefruit 2.
I am rough and spiny on the outside with thick skin, and juicy, firm and yellow on the inside. I am popular in cocktails, often sliced. I am sweet and delicious and grow on tropical islands. I am a pineapple 3.
1 grape: A "grape" is small and grows in clusters or bunches. A grape can be red, purple, or green in color. Grapes can be eaten fresh or squashed and made into wine.
2 grapefruit: "Grapefruits" are similar to an orange, but larger. "Grapefruit" juice is very popular as a breakfast drink. There are two colors of "grapefruit", yellow or pink. And in the dialogue, we learned that Icarus likes his "grapefruit" juice with no pulp.
3 pineapple: A "pineapple" has a rough and spiny exterior. And a juicy, firm and yellow interior. Pineapple slices are often used in cocktails, and pineapples grow in tropical climates.
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