Meanings
nounquince cheese (usually uncountable, plural quince cheeses)
plural quince cheeses
- uncountableusuallyA sweet, thick jelly made from the pulp of the quince.
Quince cheese, or membrillo as it's known in Spain, is indisputably the best-known fruit cheese. Long, slow cooking liberates the quince's enchanting flavour as well as those distinctive, deep-rose hues.
2019, Pam Corbin, Pam the Jam: The Book of Preserves, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBNSynonyms: quince paste
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA sweet, thick jelly made from the pulp of the quince.
Similar
quince paste
Translations
Ancient Greek μηλόμελι
- μηλόμελι (mēlómeli)confection
Catalan codonyat
- codonyatconfection
French pâte de coing, cotignac
- pâte de coingconfection
- cotignacconfection
German Quittenbrot, Quittenkäse
- Quittenbrotconfection
- Quittenkäseconfection
- Quittenpasteconfection
Italian cotognata
- cotognataconfection
Latin mēlomelī
- mēlomelīconfection
Portuguese marmelada
- marmeladaconfection
Spanish dulce de membrillo, carne de membrillo
- dulce de membrilloconfection
- carne de membrilloconfection
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APA
quince cheese. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quince%20cheese
MLA
“quince cheese.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quince%20cheese. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quince cheese,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quince%20cheese.
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