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apricot

noun
/ˈeɪ.pɹɪ.kɒt/UK/ˈeɪ.pɹɪ.kɑt/US/æepɹɪˈkɒt/

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, abricoc, variants of standard albercoc, from Arabic الْبَرْقُوق (al-barqūq, “plums”), from Byzantine Greek βερικοκκία (berikokkía, “apricot tree”), from Ancient Greek πραικόκιον (praikókion), from Late Latin (persica) praecocia (literally “(peaches) which ripen early”), (mālum) praecoquum (literally “(apple) which ripens early”). Doublet of precocious.

  1. derived from (persica) praecocia
  2. derived from πραικόκιον
  3. derived from βερικοκκία — “apricot tree”
  4. derived from بَرْقُوق — “plums”
  5. derived from abrecoc

Definitions

  1. A round sweet and juicy stone fruit, resembling peach or plum in taste, with a…

    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.

    • pickled apricots

  2. The apricot tree, Prunus armeniaca.

  3. A pale yellow-orange colour, like that of an apricot fruit.

  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. A dog with an orange-coloured coat.

    2. The junction of the brain and brain stem on a target, used as an aiming point to ensure a…

      The junction of the brain and brain stem on a target, used as an aiming point to ensure a one-shot kill.

      • I'd aim right for the apricot. The medulla. You'd die instantly.

    3. A testicle.

      • Hot water has always made my apricots sag.
      • Maybe before I die they'll have some sort of mechanical cock and balls because all of the steroids that I used, put my apricots and kielbasa out of commission.

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

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Derived

apricotini, apricotlike, apricot tree, apricotty, apricoty, aprium, desert apricot, Irish apricot, Manchurian apricot, plucot, plumcot, pluot

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