Quitte

Meaning

quince (fruit)

Concepts

quince

quinces

quince tree

Synonyms

Quittenbaum

Translations

coing

membrillo

marmelo

kweepeer

ayva

mela cotogna

codony

cognassier

κυδώνι

cotogno

kwee

marmeleiro

cotogna

سفرجل

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

kittene

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkvɪtə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: quiten

Inherited from Old High German: quitina

Cognate with Dutch: kweepeer

In summary

From Middle High German quiten, from Old High German quitina, from Vulgar Latin *quidonia, from Classical Latin cydōnium, cydōnia māla, from Ancient Greek κυδώνια μῆλα (kudṓnia mêla). Cognate with Dutch kwee.