This is the 6865th most frequent French word.
lima
"Lima" in French means "file" (a tool for smoothing or shaping material).
Here, 'lima' is used as part of the term 'fèves de lima', which refers to lima beans, a type of legume.
Je mange une soupe avec des fèves de lima.
I am eating a soup with lima beans.
In this context, 'Lima' is used as a proper noun referring to the capital city of Peru.
La ville de Lima est la capitale du Pérou.
The city of Lima is the capital of Peru.
Here, 'lima' is presented in a hypothetical manner to explain that it can mean a tool, specifically a file used for various polishing tasks, showing its use in another context.