marmelo

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese marmelo, from Latin melimelum (“sweet apple”), from Ancient Greek μελίμηλον (melímēlon), from μέλι (méli, “honey”) + μῆλον (mêlon, “apple”).

Pronunciation

Noun

marmelo m (plural marmelos)

  1. quince (fruit)

Related terms

References

  • “marmelleyro” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “marmelo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “marmelo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “marmelo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

marmelo

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese marmelo, from Latin melimēlum (“sweet apple”), from Ancient Greek μελίμηλον (melímēlon), from μέλι (méli, “honey”) +‎ μῆλον (mêlon, “apple”). Compare Galician marmelo and Spanish membrillo.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: mar‧me‧lo

Noun

marmelo m (plural marmelos)

  1. quince (tree or fruit)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Hunsrik: Marmell

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