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marmelo.

quince (tree or fruit)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/maʁˈmɛ.lu/Brazil[maɦˈmɛ.lu]Brazil/maɾˈmɛ.lu/São-Paulo/maʁˈmɛ.lu/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. quince (tree or fruit)

    masculine
  2. bloke, person (unnamed individual)

    Portugal · colloquial · masculine · offensive
  3. boob (breast)

    Portugal · colloquial · humorous · in-plural · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese marmelo, from Latin melimēlum (“sweet apple”), from Ancient Greek μελίμηλον (melímēlon), from μέλι (méli, “honey”) + μῆλον (mêlon, “apple”). Compare Fala marmelu, Galician marmelo and Spanish membrillo.

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