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): (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]

(most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝo
(rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎo
(Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃo
(elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒo

Syllabification: mem‧bri‧llo

Noun

membrillo m (plural membrillos)

quince (fruit)
quince (tree)
Synonym: membrillero

Derived terms

Further reading

“membrillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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