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quince

noun

ˈkwin(t)s How to pronounce quince (audio)
1
: the fruit of a central Asian tree (Cydonia oblonga) of the rose family that resembles a hard-fleshed yellow apple and is used especially in preserves
2
: a tree that bears quinces compare Japanese quince

Illustration of quince

Illustration of quince
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Members of the Oregon Flower Growers Association and Oregon Farm Bureau grow tulips, peonies and irises and other blooms as well as floral arrangement elements like branches from crabapples, quince and flowering cherry trees. oregonlive, 7 May 2022 Flavors like quince, red rooibos tea and wild strawberries slip and slide across the palate. Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 7 July 2022 Meals are made using produce and meat from the 1,000-acre estate, and breakfast might include eggs Benedict with paper-thin slices of ham, while dinner could be chargrilled venison with Jerusalem artichoke and poached quince. New York Times, 15 July 2022 This sample has a cheese rind-umami quality to it complemented by ripe yellow apples, yellow plum and quince, then its medium body is all herbal, savory, with tingly green bitters and a tart nut skin and mouthwatering acid. Lana Bortolot, Forbes, 30 June 2022 Quaffable and crisp, with notes of white flowers and quince, this wine is simple, refreshing and best when not too cold. Washington Post, 28 Apr. 2022 But the real star was the rakia list, which features 50 varieties from across the Balkans, from a Serbian one made with raspberry to a Bulgarian one made from quince. Sarah Souli, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2022 Most interesting, the quince and cabbage are hanging by strings, not only to preserve them from decay (a naturalistic detail) but also to imply perhaps the presence of a breeze. Willard Spiegelman, WSJ, 13 May 2022 Eating kibbe bi safarjaliyeh, a savory meat and quince dish from Aleppo, Syria, on the first night of Eid stirs up happy memories. Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English quynce quinces, plural of coyn, quyn quince, from Anglo-French coign, from Latin cotoneum, alteration cydonium, from Greek kydōnion

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of quince was in the 14th century

Phrases Containing quince

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