marmelo

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (masculine) quince (tree or fruit)
2. (Portugal, colloquial, masculine, offensive) bloke, person (unnamed individual)
3. (Portugal, colloquial, humorous, in-plural, masculine) boob (breast)

Sinonieme

marmeleiro

Vertalings

Quitte

quince

coing

membrillo

kweepeer

codony

ayva

cognassier

mela cotogna

κυδώνι

cotogna

cotogno

kwee

سفرجل

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/maʁˈmɛ.lu/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Latyn: melimēlum

Verwante met Galisies: marmelo

Verwante met Spaans: membrillo

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese marmelo, from Latin melimēlum (“sweet apple”), from Ancient Greek μελίμηλον (melímēlon), from μέλι (méli, “honey”) + μῆλον (mêlon, “apple”). Compare Fala marmelu, Galician marmelo and Spanish membrillo.