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quince cheese en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (uncountable, usually) A sweet, thick jelly made from the pulp of the quince.
    • Quince cheese, or membrillo as it's known in Spain, is indisputably the best-known fruit cheese. Long, slow cooking liberates the quince's enchanting flavour as well as those distinctive, deep-rose hues. 2019, Pam Corbin, Pam the Jam: The Book of Preserves, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN:

Forms

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quince cheeses Number=Plur lexicographic

Hypernyms

fruit cheese

Synonyms

quince paste

Translations (12)

es carne de membrillo (confection) · grc μηλόμελι (confection) · de Quittenkäse (confection) · ca codonyat (confection) · pt marmelada (confection) · fr cotignac (confection) · de Quittenbrot (confection) · de Quittenpaste (confection) · fr pâte de coing (confection) · it cotognata (confection) · la mēlomelī (confection) · es dulce de membrillo (confection)