quince

Etymology 1

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).

noun

1. (countable) The pear-shaped fruit of a small tree of the rose family, Cydonia oblonga.
2. (countable) The deciduous tree bearing such fruit, native to Asia.
3. A soft yellow colour, like that of a quince.
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Etymology 2

noun

1. (informal) Short for quinceañera.
   quince dress