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lima¹

  • /ˈlaɪmə/ US, UK

Rhymes with -aɪmə

Where it comes from

Ellipsis of lima bean. Doublet of Lima.

noun limas

  1. Lima bean (the plant, Phaseolus lunatus). We planted limas with the corn last night.
  2. Lima bean (the fruit of the plant). We had limas with dinner last night.

lima²

noun limas

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Lima from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet

Lima³

  • /ˈliːmə/
  • /ˈlaɪmə/

Sounds like lemur (non-rhotic) · Rhymes with -iːmə

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Spanish Lima, in turn, borrowed from Classical Quechua Limaq (“the one who speaks”), cognate with modern Quechua rimaq, from the name of a sanctuary identified as the Huaca de Santa Ana. The variation of /r/ > /l/ is product of the former "coastal" variety of Quechua spoken around modern-day Lima. The drop of final /q/ could be attributed either to another characteristic of Coastal Quechua or to Spanish adaptation. Ultimately derived from rimay (“to speak”). Doublet of lima [bean].

proper noun

  1. The capital city of Peru.
  2. metonymically The Peruvian government.
  3. A province in Peru.
  4. A township and village therein, in Adams County, Illinois.
  5. A township in LaGrange County, Indiana.
  6. A township in Washtenaw County, Michigan.
  7. A township in Cass County, Minnesota.
  8. A town in Beaverhead County, Montana.
  9. A town and village therein, in Livingston County, New York.
  10. A city, the county seat of Allen County, Ohio.
  11. A former township in Licking County, Ohio, merged into Pataskala in 1996.
  12. A town in Seminole County, Oklahoma.
  13. A census-designated place in Middletown Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
  14. A town in Grant County, Wisconsin.
  15. A town and unincorporated community in Pepin County, Wisconsin.
  16. A town in Rock County, Wisconsin.
  17. A town in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.
  18. A locality in the Rural City of Benalla, north eastern Victoria, Australia.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: bean, lime, lema, peru, agi, callao, leila, laila, hamilton, faria, rocha, araujo, andrade, lima bean, butter bean, sieva

Translations

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name the capital city of Peru

EspañolLima
한국어리마 Rima
日本語リマ Rima
中文利馬 /利马 Lìmǎ
हिन्दीलीमा līmā
PortuguêsLima
FrançaisLima
DeutschLima
ItalianoLima
ΕλληνικάΛίμα Líma
РусскийЛи́ма Líma
العربيةلِيمَا līmā
עבריתלִימָה lima

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"lima." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lima. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Chicago

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@misc{lima_2026,
  title = {lima},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lima},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}