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Webster 1913 Edition

Apricot

A′pri-cot

,
Noun.
[OE.
apricock
,
abricot
, F.
abricot
, fr. Sp.
albaricoque
or Pg.
albricoque
, fr. Ar.
albirqūq
,
al-burqūq
. Though the E. and F. form
abricot
is derived from the Arabic through the Spanish, yet the Arabic word itself was formed from the Gr.
πραικόκια
, pl. (Diosc. c. 100) fr. L.
praecoquus
,
praecox
, early ripe. The older E. form
apricock
was prob. taken direct from Pg. See
Precocious
,
Cook
.]
(Bot.)
A fruit allied to the plum, of an orange color, oval shape, and delicious taste; also, the tree (
Prunus Armeniaca
of Linnæus) which bears this fruit. By cultivation it has been introduced throughout the temperate zone.

Webster 1828 Edition

Apricot

A'PRICOT

,
Noun.
A fruit belonging to the genus Prunus, of the plum kind, of an oval figure, and delicious taste.

Definition 2024

apricot

apricot

English

Apricot fruits

Wikispecies

Noun

apricot ‎(plural apricots)

  1. A round sweet and juicy stone fruit, resembling peach or plum in taste, with a yellow-orange flesh, lightly fuzzy skin and a large seed inside.
  2. The apricot tree, Prunus armeniaca
  3. A pale yellow-orange colour, like that of an apricot fruit.
    apricot colour:    
  4. A dog with an orange-coloured coat.
  5. (sniper slang) the junction of the brain and brain stem on a target, used as an aiming point to ensure a one-shot kill.
  6. (slang, Australia, dated, chiefly in the plural) A testicle.

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Adjective

apricot ‎(comparative more apricot, superlative most apricot)

  1. Of a pale yellowish-orange colour, like that of an apricot.

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Etymology

Alteration of apricock (with influence from French abricot), itself an alteration of abrecock (with influence from Latin apricum ‎(“sunny place”)), from dialectal Catalan abrecoc, abercoc, variants of standard albercoc, from Arabic الْبَرْقُوق ‎(al-barqūq, “plums”), from Byzantine Greek βερικοκκῐ́ᾱ ‎(berikokkíā, “apricot tree”), from Ancient Greek πραικὄκῐον ‎(praikókion), from Late Latin (persica) praecocia ‎(literally “over-ripe (peaches)”), (mālum) praecoquum ‎(literally “over-ripe (apple)”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.prɪ.kɒt/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.prɪ.kɒt/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈæ.prɪ.kɒt/

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