5 ways to use the French word ‘citron’

The French word ‘un citron’ means ‘a lemon’ but did you know it can also be used as an informal word for ‘head’? Here are 5 ways to use the French word for ‘lemon’

un citron (nm) = (informal) a head

un citron vert (nm) = a lime

un citron pressé (nm) = freshly pressed sweetened lemon juice, served chilled in cafés

ne rien avoir dans le citron = to have nothing in one’s head

se presser le citron = to rack one’s brain

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