membrillo

See also: Membrillo

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

 

  • Syllabification: mem‧bri‧llo

Noun

membrillo m (plural membrillos)

  1. quince (fruit)
  2. quince (tree)
    Synonym: membrillero

Derived terms

Further reading

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