quince
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quince¹
- /kwɪns/
Rhymes with -ɪns
Where it comes from
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).
noun quinces
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The pear-shaped fruit of a small tree of the rose family, Cydonia oblonga.
Similar: membrillo
- The deciduous tree bearing such fruit, native to Asia.
- A soft yellow colour, like that of a quince.
quince²
- /ˈkiːnseɪ/
- /ˈkɪnseɪ/
Where it comes from
Clipping of quinceañera.
noun quinces
- Clipping of quinceañera quince dress
Quince³
Where it comes from
Probably a topographic surname for someone who lived by a quince tree or a metonymic occupational surname for a grower or seller of quinces.
proper noun Quinces
- A surname.
Translations
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noun tree
| Español | membrillo, membrillero |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | マルメロ marumero |
| हिन्दी | वीही vīhī, बिही bihī |
| Português | marmelo, marmeleiro |
| Français | cognassier |
| Deutsch | Quitte, Quittenbaum |
| Italiano | melocotogno, cotogno |
| Ελληνικά | κυδωνιά kydoniá |
| Română | gutui |
| Русский | айва́ ajvá |
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