🇬🇧🇪🇸 quince - membrillo : English Lesson
noun
Meaning of "quince" ("membrillo"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.
A quince is a bright yellow fruit that looks like a bumpy pear, smells very nice, and is usually too hard and sour to eat raw, so people cook it with sugar to make tasty jams, jellies, and desserts.
I bit a raw quince and made a face so sour the mirror almost cracked.
I offered my dog a quince, and he looked at me like I’d just handed him homework.
The quince was so hard that when it rolled off the table, the floor said, "Ouch."
The quince was so tough the blender sent a letter of resignation.
My brother said the quince was just a confused pear going through a phase.
She picked a hard yellow quince from the branch, held the quince like a pear and bit it — sour and firm. She sliced the quince, simmered quince with sugar on the stove until the kitchen filled with sweet smell. The quince turned soft and rosy; she tasted a spoonful and smiled, warm and surprised.
🧑🎓 CEFR Level: C2 Proficient
This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.
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