Cómo Pronunciar "limey"

word

ˈlaɪmi

LYE-mee

lˈaɪmi

LYE-mee

Definición

An old-fashioned and informal slang term, sometimes offensive, used mainly by Americans to refer to someone from Britain, especially an English person.

Transcripción IPA

Inglés Americano

ˈlaɪmi

Inglés Británico

lˈaɪmi

Pronunciación Simplificada

EE.UU.

LYE-mee

Escucha en Contexto

He called the British tourist a limey.

Some Americans used to call British sailors limeys.

The word limey comes from British sailors eating limes.

It sounds a bit rude to call someone a limey these days.