quince

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwɪns/
• Rhymes: -ɪns

Noun

quince (plural quinces)

1. The pear-shaped fruit of a small tree of the rose family, Cydonia oblonga.
2. The deciduous tree bearing such fruit, native to Asia.

Anagrams

• Cinque, cinque

Etymology

From Latin quīndecim.

Numeral

quince (indeclinable)

1. (cardinal) fifteen

Etymology

From Old Portuguese quinze, from Latin quīndecim.

Pronunciation

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Numeral

quince (indeclinable)

1. (cardinal) fifteen

Noun

quince

1. Alternative form of quynce (“quince”)

Etymology

From Old Spanish quinze, quindze, from Latin quīndecim.

Pronunciation

• (Castilian) IPA^(key): /ˈkinθe/, [ˈkĩn̟θe]
• (Latin America) IPA^(key): /ˈkinse/, [ˈkĩnse]

Numeral

quince

1. (cardinal) fifteen