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BNC: 16007 COCA: 10300

apricot

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apricot /ˈæprəˌkɑːt/ /ˈeɪprəˌkɑːt/ noun
plural apricots
apricot
/ˈæprəˌkɑːt/ /ˈeɪprəˌkɑːt/
noun
plural apricots
Learner's definition of APRICOT
[count]
: a small orange-colored fruit that is related to the peach and plum see color picture on this page
BNC: 16007 COCA: 10300

apricot

noun

apri·​cot ˈa-prə-ˌkät How to pronounce apricot (audio) ˈā- How to pronounce apricot (audio)
often attributive
1
a
: the oval orange-colored fruit of a temperate-zone tree (Prunus armeniaca) resembling the related peach and plum in flavor
b
: a tree that bears apricots
2
: a variable color averaging a moderate orange

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Her favorite part of Saltivka were the apricot trees. Washington Post, 7 May 2022 That just makes this 12-room country hotel, housed in an apricot-pink villa from the 19th century, feel like even more of a discovery. Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2022 Details of the ceremony were kept super-secret, but there was a children's choir, a paper lantern sendoff over the river and a sour cream wedding cake with peach-apricot preserves. Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE.com, 11 Mar. 2022 His dad’s 17 acres came with 125 mature apricot trees, but, over the past few years, Eskelsen has planted 3,000 young trees that are at risk. Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 Dec. 2021 Loquat: From East Asia, this small to medium evergreen tree sports tropical-looking leaves, an apricot-like fruit and does well in dry Northwest summers. oregonlive, 11 Aug. 2021 The palate develops into some sweet apricot and vanilla notes, and finishes gently despite its 100 proof. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2021 In theory, the warmer, shorter winter opens up new possibilities for the garden, allowing landscapes to become alive with such things as the misnamed autumn-flowering cherry tree, witch hazels, camellias, Japanese flowering apricot and snowdrops. Washington Post, 2 June 2021 The choices include forsythia, various willows and Japanese flowering quince, as well as a range of prunus, specifically Japanese flowering apricot, flowering plum, flowering cherry and fruiting peach. Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

alteration of earlier abrecock, ultimately from Arabic al-birqūq the apricot, ultimately from Latin (persicum) praecox, literally, early ripening (peach) — more at precocious

First Known Use

1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of apricot was in 1580
BNC: 16007 COCA: 10300

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