Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lemon sole

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.88 in modern English

Syllables
lemon -sole
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A European flatfish of the species Microstomus kitt (not a true sole).

noun

Synonym of English sole.

Etymology

Probably from French sole limande. See Wikipedia article for more theories.

Inflected Forms

lemon soles (plural)

Synonyms

English sole winter flounder blackback flounder pseudopleuronectes americanus microstomus kitt solea lascaris parophrys vitulus parophrys vetulus

Questions

What does lemon sole mean?
A European flatfish of the species Microstomus kitt (not a true sole).
Where does lemon sole come from?
Probably from French sole limande. See Wikipedia article for more theories.

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