limette
French, noun/li.mɛt/
limette is spelled L-I-M-E-T-T-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 27 million words in written French, the 166,446th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Limette is a French feminine noun meaning “sweet lime” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Agrume, fruit du limettier doux (Citrus limettioides et Citrus limetta), consommé assez couramment en Inde…”.
What does limette mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesweet lime
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Agrume, fruit du limettier doux (Citrus limettioides et Citrus limetta), consommé assez couramment en Inde, notamment sous forme de jus.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of limette
- limettes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce limette?
- /li.mɛt/
- \li.mɛt\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to limette
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is limette in French?
limette appears about once in every 27 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).