How to pronounce medlar
American English pronunciation
MED-ler
- IPA
- /ˈmɛdlɚ/
- Syllables
- MED · ler (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What medlar means
A small brown fruit that is eaten only after it goes very soft
In a sentence: Grandma waited until the medlar was soft and brown before she let us taste it.
Where it comes from: It comes from the old French medler, which goes back through Latin to the Greek mespilon.
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