toronjil
Spanish, noun/toɾonˈxil/
toronjil is spelled T-O-R-O-N-J-I-L (8 letters) and appears about once in every 19 million words in written Spanish, the 162,009th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Toronjil is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “lemon balm” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Melissa officinalis) Planta herbácea anual, de la familia Lamiaceae, con muchos tallos rectos de 4 a 6…”.
What does toronjil mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinelemon balm
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Melissa officinalis) Planta herbácea anual, de la familia Lamiaceae, con muchos tallos rectos de 4 a 6 decímetros de altura, hojas pecioladas, ovales, arrugadas, dentadas y olorosas; flores blancas en verticilos axilares, y fruto seco, capsular, con cuatro semillas menudas. Es común en España, y sus hojas y sumidades floridas se usan en medicina como remedio tónico y antiespasmódico.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of toronjil
- toronjiles plural
- toronjina alternative Valencia
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce toronjil?
- /toɾonˈxil/
- [t̪o.ɾõŋˈxil]
- [t̪oɾõŋˈxil]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is toronjil in Spanish?
toronjil appears about once in every 19 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).