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quince en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

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  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /kwɪns/

Etymology

From Middle English quynce, coince, a variant of coins, coin (“quince”), from Old French cooing (modern coing), from Late Latin cotōneum, from Latin mālum cotōneum, a variant of mālum Cydonium (“Cydonian apple”), translating Ancient Greek μηλοκυδώνιον (mēlokudṓnion).

Meanings

  1. (countable) The pear-shaped fruit of a small tree of the rose family, Cydonia oblonga.
  2. (countable) The deciduous tree bearing such fruit, native to Asia.
  3. (countable, uncountable) A soft yellow colour, like that of a quince.

Forms

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Deriveds

flowering quince · quince cheese · Bengal quince · Cape quince · quincelike · Maule's quince · Japan quince · quince curculio · Chinese quince · Japanese quince

Descendants

ควินซ์

Hypernyms

pome · fruit

Synonyms

membrillo

Translations (199)

fa بهی (fruit) · ary سفرجل (fruit) · ja マルメロ (tree) · zza bey (fruit) · pl pigwa (fruit) · kmr bih (fruit) · sd بھي (fruit) · rup gãtunjiu (tree) · vo kvit (fruit) · ga crann cainche (tree) · lad bimbriyo (fruit) · akk 𒄑𒄒𒆳𒊏 (fruit) · ab абиа (fruit) · ka კომში (tree) · rup gutunj (tree) · hi बिही (fruit) · rup gãtunj (tree) · hy սերկեւիլենի (tree) · cs kdoule (fruit) · cy coeden gwins (tree) · hrx Marmell (fruit) · uk айва́ (fruit) · tg биҳӣ (fruit) · ky бихи (fruit) · fi kvitteni (tree) · he חַבּוּשׁ (fruit) · st kwepere (tree) · cy afal cwins (fruit) · ckb بەھێ (fruit) · lad bembriyo (fruit) · kk беге (fruit) · rup gutunju (tree) · ang godæpple (fruit) · vo kvitabim (tree) · grc κυδώνιον (fruit) · lt svarainis (fruit) · kmr bîhok (fruit) · arc ܣܦܪܓܠܐ (fruit) · oc codonh (fruit) · ro gutuie (fruit) · xdq ччи́мсе (fruit) · scn cutugnara (tree) · st kwepere (fruit) · fr coing (fruit) · hi बिही (tree) · nl kweepeer (fruit) · ast maramiellu (fruit) · eo cidoniarbo (tree) · rup gutunjiu (tree) · ug بىيە (fruit) · dsb kwjada (fruit) · tr ayva (fruit) · da kvæde (fruit) · os биа (fruit) · eu irasagarrondo (tree) · cy clesinen (fruit) · be айва́ (fruit) · mk дуња (fruit) · pa ਬਿਹੀ (tree) · pa ਸ੍ਰੀਫਲ (tree) · cs kdouloň (tree) · gl marmelo (fruit) · ru айва́ (fruit) · tg беҳ (tree) · ar سَفَرْجَل (fruit) · scn cutugnu (tree) · it cotogna (fruit) · vi mộc qua (fruit) · la cotonium (fruit) · cmn 榲桲 /榅桲 (fruit) · rm cudogn (fruit) · ckb بەی (fruit) · rup gutunje (fruit) · az heyva (fruit) · rup gãtunji (fruit) · sv kvitten (tree) · is roðarunnaepli (fruit) · fur codognâr (tree) · nds Quitt (fruit) · sl kutina (tree) · sh дуњeвина (tree) · ro gutui (tree) · arc ܐܣܦܪܓܠܐ (fruit) · pt marmelo (fruit) · kmr(fruit) · af kweeper (tree) · fa بهی (tree) · aii ܣܦܪܓܠܐ (fruit) · an bembrillero (tree) · kmr biyok (fruit) · pl pigwa (tree) · hu birsalma (fruit) · hu birsalmafa (tree) · fo kveði (fruit) · acw سَفَرْجَل (fruit) · ky айва (fruit) · ko 마르멜로 (fruit) · de Quittenbaum (tree) · tr ayva (tree) · kk айва (fruit) · el κυδώνι (fruit) · sl kutina (fruit) · ota سفرجل (fruit) · it melocotogno (tree) · vec codogno (fruit) · ckb بێ (fruit) · kum гьайва (tree) · sh dunja (tree) · an bembrillo (fruit) · fa به (fruit) · ga cainche (fruit) · kum гьайва терек (tree) · vo kvitep (tree) · oc codonhièr (tree) · alt айва (tree) · pa ਸ੍ਰੀਫਲ (fruit) · vec codogno (tree) · mi kuini (fruit) · hsb kwita (fruit) · ka კომში (fruit) · sq ftua (fruit) · sh дуња (fruit) · dsb dula (fruit) · bg дюля (tree) · hi वीही (fruit) · arz سَفَرْجَل (fruit) · sc chidonza (tree) · eo cidonio (fruit) · alt айва (fruit) · tg биҳӣ (tree) · cy cwinswydden (tree) · scn cutugnu (fruit) · gl marmeleiro (tree) · sv kvitten (fruit) · bg дю́ля (fruit) · fi kvitteni (fruit) · ug بېھى (fruit) · mk ду́ња (tree) · es membrillero (tree) · it cotogno (tree) · ka ბია (tree) · lbe бигь (fruit) · mi kuinihi (fruit) · gd cuinnse (fruit) · es membrillo (tree) · ca codony (fruit) · af kweper (fruit) · rup gutunji (fruit) · nrf bouais d'coing (tree) · tg беҳ (fruit) · dsb kwitula (fruit) · sh dunja (fruit) · hu birskörte (fruit) · fa به (tree) · fur codogn (fruit) · hi वीही (tree) · sh дуња (tree) · sh dunjevina (tree) · grc μῆλον στρουθίον (fruit) · hu birs (fruit) · acm حيوة (fruit) · cy cwins (fruit) · ka ბია (fruit) · os къомси (fruit) · af kweeperboom (tree) · mt sfarġel (fruit) · ast marmiellu (fruit) · et küdoonia (fruit) · ca codonyer (tree) · kum гьайва (fruit) · th ควินซ์ (fruit) · nl kweepeer (tree) · ru айва́ (tree) · nl kwee (tree) · av хӏавагӏеч (fruit) · hy սերկեւիլ (fruit) · fr cognassier (tree) · es membrillo (fruit) · hrx Marmellebaam (tree) · ti ኮቶኛ (fruit) · sq ftua (tree) · sk dula (fruit) · nb kvede (fruit) · ja マルメロ (fruit) · de Quitte (fruit) · av хӏавагӏеч (tree) · uz behi (fruit) · av бигь (fruit) · el κυδωνιά (tree) · it mela cotogna (fruit) · xdq ччи́мсе (tree) · de Quitte (tree) · lb Quitt (fruit) · ms safarjal (fruit) · eu irasagar (fruit) · pt marmelo (tree) · pa ਬਿਹੀ (fruit) · pt marmeleiro (tree) · zza bey (tree)

quince en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈkɪnseɪ/
  • /ˈkiːnseɪ/
  • (General-American) audio

Etymology

Clipping of quinceañera.

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal) Clipping of quinceañera.
    • These days many young Latinxs have chosen to sport trendier dresses rather than ball gowns, combine quince traditions with a sweet sixteen party, or even go on a quince cruise. 2019 October 24, Cat Cardenas, “How Teenagers Are Using Their Quinceañeras to Boost the Latinx Vote in Texas”, in Texas Monthly:
    • She dances with her father. She leans her head on the shoulder of her mother, thanking her for the surprise gift of this mariachi performance, which she had first dreamed of for her quince when she was a little girl. 2018 March 1, David Montgomery, “Why mariachi music matters in the age of Trump”, in The Washington Post:
    • It is now more common to see quinces as celebrations of identity, including for queer and transgender individuals, and quinces that honor more than the transition to adulthood. 2019 November 12, Walter Thompson-Hernández, “The Quinceañera, Redefined”, in The New York Times:
    • quince dress

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