membrillo

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /memˈbɾiʝo/ [mẽmˈbɾi.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /memˈbɾiʝo/ [mẽmˈbɾi.ʝo]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /memˈbɾiʎo/ [mẽmˈbɾi.ʎo]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /memˈbɾiʃo/ [mẽmˈbɾi.ʃo]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /memˈbɾiʒo/ [mẽmˈbɾi.ʒo]

Noun

membrillo m (plural membrillos)

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

Synonyms

• (tree): membrillero