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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/
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /memˈbɾiʎo/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /memˈbɾiʃo/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /memˈbɾiʒo/
- Syllabification: mem‧bri‧llo
Noun
membrillo m (plural membrillos)
- quince (fruit)
- quince (tree)
- Synonym: membrillero
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