Key lime

English

Etymology

From Keys (“the Florida Keys”), from key (“an island in a chain of islands”), variant of cay, from Spanish cayo.

Noun

Key lime (plural Key limes)

1. A small yellow (when ripe, usually sold green) lime, of hybrid Citrus × aurantiifolia, especially those from southern Florida.

Synonyms

• (Citrus × aurantiifolia): West Indian lime, bartender’s lime, Omani lime, Mexican lime

Derived terms

• Key lime pie

Translations

Citrus × aurantifolia

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 墨西哥萊檬／墨西哥莱檬 (Mòxīgē láiméng)

• Finnish: limetti (fi)
• Hindi: काग़ज़ी नींबू (kāġzī nīmbū)
• Icelandic: súraldin n
• Italian: limetta (it) f