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How do you differentiate between lemon and lime?
How do you differentiate between lemon and lime?
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Usually both a lime are called limón in Spanish. The yellow one (lemon), which is bigger and sweeter, is usually known as "limón real", whereas the green, sour and small one (lime) is called limón agrio.
Lima is used for certain other citrics, and a lima is a different one (actually, and since lima is a common name, it may refer to different species) that you see here: https://www.gob.mx/agricultura/articulos/los-us...
Although similar in shape, color and size to what you call a lemon, una lima is different and tastes different from either a lemon or a lime.
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@tingataco They're just different fruits, the first one is "limón (lemon)" and the other one "lima (lime)"

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Usually both a lime are called limón in Spanish. The yellow one (lemon), which is bigger and sweeter, is usually known as "limón real", whereas the green, sour and small one (lime) is called limón agrio.
Lima is used for certain other citrics, and a lima is a different one (actually, and since lima is a common name, it may refer to different species) that you see here: https://www.gob.mx/agricultura/articulos/los-us...
Although similar in shape, color and size to what you call a lemon, una lima is different and tastes different from either a lemon or a lime.
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