marmelo
Galician
Etymology
From Old Portuguese marmelo, from Latin melimelum (“sweet apple”), from Ancient Greek μελίμηλον (melímēlon), from μέλι (méli, “honey”) + μῆλον (mêlon, “apple”).
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese marmelo, from Latin melimēlum (“sweet apple”), from Ancient Greek μελίμηλον (melímēlon), from μέλι (méli, “honey”) + μῆλον (mêlon, “apple”). Compare Galician marmelo and Spanish membrillo.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐɾˈmɛlu/
Derived terms
Further reading
Marmeleiro on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt
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