membrillo
See also: Membrillo
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin melimēlum (“sweet apple”), from Ancient Greek μελίμηλον (melímēlon), from μέλι (méli, “honey”) + μῆλον (mêlon, “apple”). Compare Portuguese marmelo.
Pronunciation edit
- Syllabification: mem‧bri‧llo
Noun edit
membrillo m (plural membrillos)
- quince (fruit)
- quince (tree)
- Synonym: membrillero
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “membrillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014