apricot
noun/ˈeɪprɪkɒt/
/ˈæprɪkɑːt/, /ˈeɪprɪkɑːt/
- [countable] a round fruit with yellow or orange skin and a large hard seed inside
- dried apricots
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- [uncountable] a pale orange colour
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Portuguese albricoque or Spanish albaricoque, from Spanish Arabic al ‘the’ + barqūq (via late Greek from Latin praecoquum, variant of praecox ‘early-ripe’); influenced by Latin apricus ‘ripe’ and French abricot.
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