Masculine

membrillo

Meaning

  1. (masculine) quince (fruit)
  2. (masculine) quince (tree)

Concepts

quince tree

common quince

Synonyms

membrillero

la fruta

Hyphenated as
mem‧bri‧llo
Pronounced as (IPA)
/memˈbɾiʝo/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Latin melimēlum (“sweet apple”), from Ancient Greek μελίμηλον (melímēlon), from μέλι (méli, “honey”) + μῆλον (mêlon, “apple”). Compare Portuguese marmelo.

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