limes

limes

The Dutch word "limes" refers to the border or boundary of the Roman Empire.

Here, 'limes' is used to refer to the fruit, lime (plural).

Ik heb gisteren een kilo limes gekocht.

I bought a kilo of limes yesterday.

Here, 'limes' refers to the Latin naming of the Roman Empire's border defenses.

De grens in het oude Rome was de limes.

The border in ancient Rome was the limes.

In this sentence, 'limes' signifies the juice or essence extracted from the lime fruit.

Zij voegde een beetje limes toe aan de cocktail.

She added a bit of lime to the cocktail.