abricó

Portuguese

abricó

Etymology

Borrowed from French abricot, from Catalan abrecoc, ultimately from Arabic اَلْبَرْقُوق (al-barqūq, “plums”), from Byzantine Greek βερικοκκία (berikokkía), from Ancient Greek πραικόκιον (praikókion), from Late Latin (malum) praecoquum, from earlier Latin (persicum) praecox (literally “over-ripe peach”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abɾiˈkɔ/
• Hyphenation: a‧bri‧có

Noun

abricó m (plural s)

1. apricot (fruit)
   • 1873, Joaquim de Almeida Pinto, Diccionario de botanica brasileira:

     Abricó. — Armeniaca vulgaris, Lamark. — Prunus armeniaca, Linn. — Fam. das Rosaceas. — Planta natural da Armenia;

     Apricot. - Armeniaca vulgaris, Lamark. - Prunus armeniaca, Linn. - Rosaceae Fam. - Plant native to Armenia;

Synonyms

• damasco, apricó, abricô, abricoque, abricote, alberge, albricoque, alpece, alperce, alperche

Related terms

• damasqueiro