marmelo

Meaning

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

Concepts

quince

quinces

quince tree

Cydonia oblonga

quince bush

Synonyms

marmeleiro

Translations

Quitte

coing

membrillo

kweepeer

codony

ayva

mela cotogna

cognassier

κυδώνι

kwee

cotogna

cotogno

melocotogno

سفرجل

Pronounced as (IPA)

/maʁˈmɛ.lu/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: melimēlum

Cognate with Galician: marmelo

Cognate with Spanish: 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.