Citron en anglais serait “cédrat” en français. TIL
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termaxima@slrpnk.net 2 months ago
There’s a difference between citron and lemon ? As a french speaker this is very confusing, I thought “citron” was just our word for “lemon”
CyanideShotInjection@lemmy.world 2 months ago
sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
A citron is a specific fruit that looks really funky
A citrus is a genus of flowering trees who’s fruits contain citric acid
Dasus@lemmy.world 2 months ago
A citron is a specific fruit that looks really funky
I don’t see how those look funky. Could I get a comparison? If you were at mine and told me to fetch a lemon from the store, that’s what I’d bring.
nightlily@leminal.space 2 months ago
In German it’s Zitrone so I’m also confused.
OddMinus1@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Norwegian here. “Sitron” is a direct translation of “lemon”. Meanwhile, apparently the English “citron” is in Norwegian called “cedrat”. So it’s extremely confusing, yes.
dunz@feddit.nu 2 months ago
It’s citron in swedish as well. Citrus medica is what’s being referred here as opposed to Citrus × limon, which is what we call citron
boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 months ago
Yes, Citroën is just another word for lemon
I’ll show myself out
(also I don’t actually hate Citroën, only Peugeot. Citroën used to make cool shit)
Akasazh@feddit.nl 2 months ago
Fun fact Citroën is called like that because the maker was of Dutch decent. He was called Citroen, Dutch for the fruit. One of his teachers mistakingly added the trema, and he sick with it, finding it more classy and easier to pronounce for the French than his Dutch spelled name.
thespcicifcocean@lemmy.world 2 months ago
peugeot cars may be crap, but their pepper grinders are pretty good.