Crossword Path

Find words for crosswords, Scrabble and word games

Word entry · 6 letters

quince

Best crossword clue

"Tart yellow fruit"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /kwɪns/Part of speech nounSorted ceinquStarts with QEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
1Q2U3I4N5C6E

Definitions

  1. aromatic acid-tasting pear-shaped fruit used in preserves

Word origin

From Middle English quynce, coince, a variant of coins, coin (“quince”), from Old French cooing (modern coing), from Late Latin cotōneum, from Latin mālum cotōneum, a variant of mālum Cydonium (“Cydonian apple”), translating Ancient Greek μηλοκυδώνιον (mēlokudṓnion).

Used in a sentence

  • 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.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues

01Tart yellow fruit6 letters

Not quite right?

"Search similar patterns."

Q_____

Related words