limoncillo
noun
li·mon·ci·llo
\ˌlēmōnˈsē(ˌ)(y)ō\
Definition of limoncillo
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1a : any of several tropical American fruit or timber trees b Puerto Rico : bayberry 1
2 Southwest : any of several yellow-flowered composite plants (genus Pectis) with strongly lemon-scented foliage; especially : chinchweed
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Origin and Etymology of limoncillo
American Spanish, diminutive of Spanish limón lemon, from Arabic laymūn
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