Aprikue̩s

Limburgish

Alternative forms

• aprikoeës (Veldeke spelling)
• Apprikuës (Eupen, spelling)
• Abrikue̩s, Abrikoos, Aprikoos (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling)
• Ape̩lkue̩s, Ape̩lkou (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, folk etymologies)

Etymology

Borrowed from French abricots, plural of abricot, from Spanish albaricoque, from Arabic اَلْبَرْقُوق (al-barqūq), from Classical Syriac ܒܰܪܩܽܘܩܳܐ (barqūqā), from Ancient Greek πραικόκιον (praikókion), from Latin praecox (“overripe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌa.pʁiˈkuə̯s/
  • IPA^(key): [ˌɑ.pʁəˈkuːə̯s]
• Rhymes: -uə̯s

Noun

Aprikue̩s f (plural Aprikue̩ṣe̩, diminutive Apriküe̩ske̩) (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling)

1. apricot