apricot

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 See also 1.6 Anagrams

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[edit] Etymology

Spanish albaricoque, ultimately from Arabic البرقوق (al-barqūq), “‘plums’”), from Ancient Greek πραικόκιον, probably from Latin praecoquum, variant of praecox literally ‘early-ripe’.

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• IPA: [ˈeɪprɪkɒt] Audio (RP)^{help, file}
• IPA: [ˈeɪprɪkɑt] Audio (US)^{help, file}, [ˈæprɪkɑt] Audio (US)^{help, file}

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apricot (plural apricots)

1. A round sweet and juicy stone fruit of the species Prunus armeniaca, resembling peach or plum in taste, with a yellow-orange flesh, lightly fuzzy skin and a large seed inside.
2. A tree of the same species.
3. (color/colour) A pale yellow-orange colour, like that of an apricot fruit.

   apricot colour:

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apricot (comparative: more apricot, superlative: most apricot)

1. (color/colour) of a pale yellowish-orange colour, like that of an apricot.

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[edit] See also

• lekvar
• Appendix:Colours

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: acioprt
• aprotic