quynce

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From coyns (“quinces”); reanalysed as a singular.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kwins/, /kwɛns/

Noun

quynce (plural quynces)

  1. quince (the tree Cydonia oblonga)
  2. The fruit of this tree (a yellow or green pome)

Descendants

  • English: quince
    • → Thai: ควินซ์ (kwíns)
  • Welsh: cwins
  • Scots: quince

References

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