abricot

See also: åbricot

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْبَرْقُوق (al-barqūq, plums), from Byzantine Greek βερικοκκία pl (berikokkía), from Ancient Greek πραικόκιον (praikókion), from Late Latin (persica) praecoqua pl, (mālum) praecoquum, neuter of Latin (persicum) praecox (literally overripe peach).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.bʁi.ko/
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  • Rhymes: -o

Noun

abricot m (plural abricots)

  1. apricot (fruit)
  2. apricot (color)
  3. (informal) vulva, vagina, female genitalia

Derived terms

Adjective

abricot (invariable)

  1. apricot (color)

Further reading


Interlingue

Noun

abricot

  1. apricot
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