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Meaning of Quince | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
kwɪns

Definitions

  1. The pear-shaped fruit of a small tree of the rose family, Cydonia oblonga.
    countable
  2. A surname.
  3. Clipping of quinceañera.
    abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal
  4. The deciduous tree bearing such fruit, native to Asia.
    countable
  5. A soft yellow colour, like that of a quince.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية السفرجلة سفرجل سفرجلة
Azərbaycanca heyva
Български дюля
Bosanski dunja дуња
Català codony
Čeština kdoule kdouloň
Cymraeg afal cwins cwins
Dansk kvæde
Deutsch Quitte
Ελληνικά κυδώνι
Esperanto cidonio
Español membrillo
فارسی به بهی
Suomi kvitteni
Français coing Quincé
Gaeilge cainche
Galego marmelo
Hrvatski dunja дуња
Magyar birs birsalma birskörte
Հայերեն սերկևիլ
Italiano cotogna mela cotogna
日本語 かりん マルメロ
ქართული ბია კომში
한국어 마르멜로 모과
Kurdî behî birs
Latina cotonium
Lëtzebuergesch Quitt
Te Reo Māori kuīni
Македонски дуња
Bahasa Melayu safarjal
Malti sfarġel
Nederlands kweepeer
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸ੍ਰੀਫਲ ਬਿਹੀ
Polski pigwa pigwowy
Português marmelo
Română gutuie
Русский айва
Slovenčina dula
Shqip ftua
Српски dunja дуња
Svenska kvitten
Тоҷикӣ беҳ биҳӣ
ไทย ควินซ์
Türkçe ayva
ئۇيغۇرچە بېھى
Українська айва айвовий
Oʻzbekcha behi
Tiếng Việt mộc qua

Examples

“quince dress”
“She dances with her father. She leans her head on the shoulder of her mother, thanking her for the surprise gift of this mariachi performance, which she had first dreamed of for her quince when she was a little girl.”
“These days many young Latinxs have chosen to sport trendier dresses rather than ball gowns, combine quince traditions with a sweet sixteen party, or even go on a quince cruise.”
“It is now more common to see quinces as celebrations of identity, including for queer and transgender individuals, and quinces that honor more than the transition to adulthood.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

quince cheese quinceañera quincentenarian quincentenary quincentennial quincentennium

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