quince

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

  1. (countable) The pear-shaped fruit of a small tree of the rose family, Cydonia oblonga.
  2. (countable) The deciduous tree bearing such fruit, native to Asia.
  3. (countable, uncountable) A soft yellow colour, like that of a quince.

Έννοιες

κυδώνι

κυδωνιά

κυδώνιο

Συχνότητα

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Προφέρεται ως (IPA)
/kwɪns/
Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

In summary

From Middle English quynce, coince, a variant of coins, coin (“quince”), from Old French cooing (modern coing), from Late Latin cotōneum, from Latin mālum cotōneum, a variant of mālum Cydonium (“Cydonian apple”), translating Ancient Greek μηλοκυδώνιον (mēlokudṓnion).

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