adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈsɪtɹɪk/
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CMU ARPABET:S IH1 T R IH0 K
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, pertaining to, or derived from, citrus fruit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: citrous, citrus
Antonyms: none provided
2
adjective
Meaning 2
of or related to citric acid
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From citrus + -ic.
Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Asturian:
cítricu
— of, pertaining to, or derived from, the citron or lemon
Bulgarian:
цитрусов
(citrusov)
— of, pertaining to, or derived from, the citron or lemon
Catalan:
cítric
— of, pertaining to, or derived from, the citron or lemon
Chinese Mandarin:
檸檬的 /柠檬的
(níngméng de)
— of, pertaining to, or derived from, the citron or lemon
French:
citrique
— of, pertaining to, or derived from, the citron or lemon
Galician:
cítrico
— of, pertaining to, or derived from, the citron or lemon
Georgian:
ციტრუსოვანი
(ciṭrusovani)
— of, pertaining to, or derived from, the citron or lemon
Greek:
κιτρικός
(kitrikós)
— of, pertaining to, or derived from, the citron or lemon
Hungarian:
citrusféle
— of, pertaining to, or derived from, the citron or lemon
Ido:
citronala
— of, pertaining to, or derived from, the citron or lemon
Irish:
citreach
— of, pertaining to, or derived from, the citron or lemon
Italian:
citrico
— of, pertaining to, or derived from, the citron or lemon
Malay:
sitrik
— of, pertaining to, or derived from, the citron or lemon
Polish:
cytrynowy
— of, pertaining to, or derived from, the citron or lemon
Portuguese:
cítrico
— of, pertaining to, or derived from, the citron or lemon
Romanian:
citric
— of, pertaining to, or derived from, the citron or lemon
Spanish:
cítrico
— of, pertaining to, or derived from, the citron or lemon
Tagalog:
sitriko
— of, pertaining to, or derived from, the citron or lemon
