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Fala
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
- IPA(key): /maɾˈmelu/
- Rhymes: -elu
- Syllabification: mar‧me‧lu
Adjective
marmelu (feminine marmela, masculine plural marmelus, feminine plural marmelas)
- stubborn
Noun
marmelu m (plural marmelus)
- (Valverdeñu) quince (fruit)
- Synonyms: (Lagarteiru) perón, (Mañegu) mimbrillu
Derived terms
References
- Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web), 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN