How to pronounce “limón”

Hear how “limón (lime or lemon)” sounds in Spanish, then read the breakdown below.

limónlee-MOHN
Accent

Breakdown

Meaninglime or lemon
Syllablesli · món (2)
StressThe written accent marks the stress: MÓN.
IPA/li.ˈmon/

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Example sentences

Exprime un limón en la sopa.Squeeze a lime into the soup.
Los tacos llevan limón.The tacos come with lime.

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