Stswivvinsdayalready t1_j20hlhm wrote on December 28, 2022 at 7:42 PM

Reply to comment by LostInDinosaurWorld in TIL that Persian limes, the fruit that most Americans and Europeans know as simply “limes” are actually a hybrid of lemons and real limes, what we call “Key limes” today by evclides

I've typically heard Mexican people call yellow lemons "limon" and limes "limon verde", or green lemon. I'm sure there's probably variation though. Tbh green lemon is just as good a thing to call it

Edited for improper Spanish emphasis oops

lalsace t1_j21ajlo wrote on December 28, 2022 at 10:56 PM

Semi-related tangent, lemons and limes are called "citron" and "citron vert" in French, lemon and green lemon. Not to be confused with what we call "citron" in English which is a different, relatively uncommon citrus fruit.