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ap⋅ri⋅cot
[ap-ri-kot, ey-pri-] 
–noun
| 1. | the downy, yellow, sometimes rosy fruit, somewhat resembling a small peach, of the tree Prunus armeniaca. |
| 2. | the tree itself. |
| 3. | a pinkish yellow or yellowish pink. |
| 4. | Also called wild apricot. Chiefly South Midland U.S. the maypop vine and its fruit; passionfruit. |
Origin:
1545–55; < MF abricot < Pg albricoque or Sp albar(i)coque < Ar al the + barqūq < MGk < LL praecocquum, for L (persicum) praecox lit., early-ripening peach, perh. referring to the apricot (see peach 1 , precocious ); r. earlier abrecock < Pg or Sp; later p for MF b perh. < L praecox
1545–55; < MF abricot < Pg albricoque or Sp albar(i)coque < Ar al the + barqūq < MGk < LL praecocquum, for L (persicum) praecox lit., early-ripening peach, perh. referring to the apricot (see peach 1 , precocious ); r. earlier abrecock < Pg or Sp; later p for MF b perh. < L praecox
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| a·pri·cot (āp'rĭ-kŏt', ā'prĭ-) n.
[Alteration of earlier abrecock, ultimately from Arabic al-barqūq, the plum : al-, the + barqūq, plum (from Greek praikokion, apricot, from Latin praecoquus, ripe early : prae-, pre- + coquere, to cook, ripen; see pekw- in Indo-European roots).] |
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Apricot
A"pri*cot\, n. [OE. apricock, abricot, F. abricot, fr. Sp. albaricoque or Pg. albricoque, fr. Ar. albirq[=u]q, al-burq[=u]q. Though the E. and F. form abricot is derived from the Arabic through the Spanish, yet the Arabic word itself was formed from the Gr. praiko`kia, pl. (Diosc. c. 100) fr. L. praecoquus, praecox, early ripe. The older E. form apricock was prob. taken direct from Pg. See Precocious, Cook.] (Bot.) A fruit allied to the plum, of an orange color, oval shape, and delicious taste; also, the tree (Prunus Armeniaca of Linn[ae]us) which bears this fruit. By cultivation it has been introduced throughout the temperate zone.
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Language Translation for : Apricot
Spanish:
albaricoque,
German:
die Aprikose,
Japanese:
あんず
apricot
1551, abrecock, from Catalan abercoc, related to Port. albricoque, from Arabic al-birquq, through Byzantine Gk. berikokkia from L. (malum) præcoquum "early-ripening (fruit)" (see precocious). Form assimilated to Fr. abricot. The older L. name for it was prunum or malum Armeniacum, in ref. to supposed origin in Armenia. As a color name, first attested 1906.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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