Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

limetta delle Antille

English translation:

Caribbean sweet lime

Added to glossary by Francesca Casanova
May 12, 2013 15:03
11 yrs ago
Italian term

limetta delle Antille

Italian to English Science Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng Soap fragrance
Description of soap fragrance:
scorze di limone, arancio amaro, limetta delle antille...

Think it should be "lime delle Antille", hence "Antillean lime" but not sure.

Thanks
Proposed translations (English)
4 +1 Caribbean sweet lime
2 +1 West Indian lime

Proposed translations

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28 mins
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Caribbean sweet lime

As my reference shows, this has many different common names (including sweet lemon and Loretta), but what's important is the "sweet": unlike the common lime, it's not bitter.

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Note added at 29 mins (2013-05-12 15:32:55 GMT)
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Limetta, not Loretta!
Peer comment(s):

agree Marco Solinas : I think you are right. It could also be called "limetta" in English.
50 mins
Yes, that's one of the things I suggested, though my predictive texting got it wrong!
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+1
15 mins

West Indian lime

Peer comment(s):

agree Giovanni Pizzati (X) : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_lime
57 mins
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