bergamote

French

Etymology

Italian bergamotta; probably a corruption of Turkish bey armudu (“a lord's pear”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɛʁ.ɡa.mɔt/

Noun

bergamote f (plural bergamotes)

(botany) bergamot

Further reading

“bergamote” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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