French word

agrume

Pronunciation

IPA/agʁym/

Meaning

  • masculine nouncitrus fruit

Example

J'achète des agrumes au marché.

I buy citrus fruit at the market.

Illustration for agrume (citrus fruit)

More examples

Elle boit un verre de jus d'agrumes le matin.

She drinks a glass of citrus juice in the morning.

Core concept

A bright citrus fruit whose aromatic peel surrounds segments full of sharp, refreshing juice.

Common phrases

  • jus d'agrumes

    citrus juice

  • gâteau aux agrumes

    citrus cake

  • marmelade d'agrumes

    citrus marmalade

Similar words

orange: A round, sweet citrus fruit with orange-colored skin.
citron: A yellow citrus fruit with a strongly sour flavor.
mandarine: A small, sweet citrus fruit with thin, easy-to-peel skin.
pamplemousse: A large, juicy citrus fruit with a strongly sour flavor.

Definition in French

Terme général désignant des fruits à écorce parfumée et à chair souvent juteuse et acidulée, employés frais ou transformés pour leur jus ou leur zeste.

Word origin

French agrume comes through Italian agrume, a borrowing connected with Latin acrumen, a word for a sharp or pungent substance.

Usage tips

  • French distinguishes le zeste for the fragrant colored peel from le jus for the liquid extracted from the fruit.

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