lima
Portuguese, noun/ˈlĩ.mɐ/
lima is spelled L-I-M-A (4 letters) and appears 66 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 1,465th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lima is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “lime (fruit)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of limar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato de limar, aperfeiçoar ou retocar”.
What does lima mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelime (fruit)
noun
- 1
femininefile (tool to smoothen a surface)
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ato de limar, aperfeiçoar ou retocar 2. ferramenta em aço temperado para limar metais e objetos duros 3. fruto da limeira; a própria limeira 4. molusco lamelibrânquio
noun: 1. capital do Peru 2. município no estado de Pernambuco, Brasil 3. deusa romana
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of lima
- limas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lima?
- Brazil /ˈlĩ.mɐ/
- Portugal /ˈli.mɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lima
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lima in Portuguese?
lima appears 66 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).