albérchigo

Spanish

Etymology

A mix of Arabic فِرْسِق (firsiq, “peach”) and بَرْقُوق (barqūq, “apricot”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈbeɾt͡ʃiɡo/ [alˈβ̞eɾ.t͡ʃi.ɣ̞o]

Noun

albérchigo m (plural albérchigos)

1. peach

   Synonyms: melocotón, durazno

2. (Andalusia) apricot

   Synonym: albaricoque

Derived terms

• alberchiguero

Descendants

• → Portuguese: alperce, alperche

Further reading

• “albérchigo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014