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quince cheese

quince cheese noun: a sweet, thick jelly made from the pulp of the quince.

Noun

quince cheese (usually uncountable, plural quince cheeses)

  1. (usually) A 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, →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    quince paste

Synonyms of quince cheese

  • quince paste

Forms of quince cheese

pluralquince cheeses

Questions about quince cheese

What does quince cheese mean?
Quince cheese means a sweet, thick jelly made from the pulp of the quince.
What part of speech is quince cheese?
Quince cheese is a noun.
What is the plural of quince cheese?
The plural of quince cheese is quince cheeses.

Words near quince cheese in the dictionary

  1. quinbolone
  2. Quinby
  3. Quinbys
  4. quincarbate
  5. quince
  6. quince cheese
  7. quince cheeses
  8. quince curculio
  9. quinceanera
  10. quinceaneras
  11. quinceañera

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