abricot

See also: åbricot

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْبَرْقُوق (al-barqūq, “plums”), from Byzantine Greek βερικοκκία pl (berikokkía), from Ancient Greek πραικόκιον (praikókion), from Late Latin (persica) praecoqua pl, (mālum) praecoquum, neuter of Latin (persicum) praecox (literally “overripe peach”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.bʁi.ko/

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• Rhymes: -o

Noun

abricot m (plural abricots)

1. apricot (fruit)
2. apricot (color)
3. (informal) vulva, vagina, female genitalia

Derived terms

• abricotier

Adjective

abricot (invariable)

1. apricot (color)

Further reading

• “abricot”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Interlingue

Noun

1. apricot