Rangpur lime
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- noun
- /ˈræŋpər laɪm/
- I love making cocktails with Rangpur lime because of its unique tartness.
Examples
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"For example, one accession planted in the field," says Krueger, "was considered to be a Rangpur lime, or Citrus limonia."
Academic text (2005) -
The chef added fresh Rangpur lime juice to enhance the flavor of the dish.
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You can use Rangpur lime zest to add a citrusy kick to desserts.
Synonyms
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A small citrus fruit with very sour juice and bright orange skin
A fruit that is a cross between a mandarin and a lemon with very sour flesh and orange peel
A fruit with orange peel that tastes very sour and comes from a cross of mandarin orange and lemon
How Sour
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase names a specific variety of lime and its meaning is directly compositional: 'Rangpur' identifies the variety and 'lime' identifies the fruit. This cultivar-naming pattern is straightforward and cross-linguistically common, so a learner who knows both constituents can infer it refers to a type of lime.
Etymology
Rangpur lime may come from the city Rangpur, where people first found this fruit; it looks like a small orange but tastes very sour like a lime. So imagining an orange-coloured fruit with a sharp 'sour' taste helps you remember it is a cross between an orange and a lemon and used for its bright, tart flavour.