What does apricot mean?
Definitions for apricot
ˈæp rɪˌkɒt, ˈeɪ prɪ-apri·cot
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Princeton's WordNet
apricot, apricot treenoun
Asian tree having clusters of usually white blossoms and edible fruit resembling the peach
apricotnoun
downy yellow to rosy-colored fruit resembling a small peach
yellowish pink, apricot, peach, salmon pinknoun
a shade of pink tinged with yellow
Wiktionary
apricotnoun
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.
apricotnoun
The apricot tree, Prunus armeniaca.
apricotnoun
(sniper slang) the junction of the brain and brain stem on a target, used as an aiming point to ensure a one-shot kill.
apricotadjective
of a pale yellowish-orange colour, like that of an apricot.
Etymology: Alteration (under the influence of abricot) of apricock, itself an alteration (under influence of Latin apricum 'sunny place') of abrecock, from dialectal abrecoc, abercoc, variant of standard albercoc, from برقوق 'plums', from βερικοκκία (pl.), from Late Greek πραικόκιον, from (persicum) praecoquum (pl.), (malum) praecoquum, neuter of (persicum) praecox, literally 'over-ripe peach'.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Apricot or Apricocknoun
A kind of wall fruit.
Etymology: from apricus, Lat. sunny.
The ordinary sorts of this fruit cultivated in English gardens are,
1. The masculine apricock.
2. The orange apricock.
3. The Algier apricock.
4. The Roman apricock.
5. The Turkey apricock.
6. The transparent apricock.
7. The Breda apricock.
8. The Bruxelles apricock. They are generally propagated by budding them on plum stocks, and will readily take upon almost any sort of plum, provided the stock be free and thriving. Philip Miller.
Wikipedia
Apricot
An apricot (US: (listen), UK: (listen)) is a fruit, or the tree that bears the fruit, of several species in the genus Prunus. Usually, an apricot is from the species P. armeniaca, but the fruits of the other species in Prunus sect. Armeniaca are also called apricots.
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apricot
An apricot is a small, round, yellowish-orange fruit that is typically eaten during the summer months. It resembles a small peach and belongs to the Rosaceae family. The tree on which it grows is native to several regions, including Armenia, China, and Japan. Apricots are known for their sweet and slightly tart flavor and are often eaten fresh or used in cooking and baking. They are also packed with vitamins, fiber, and antioxidants, providing various health benefits.
Webster Dictionary
Apricotnoun
a fruit allied to the plum, of an orange color, oval shape, and delicious taste; also, the tree (Prunus Armeniaca of Linnaeus) which bears this fruit. By cultivation it has been introduced throughout the temperate zone
Etymology: [OE. apricock, abricot, F. abricot, fr. Sp. albaricoque or Pg. albricoque, fr. Ar. albirqq, al-burqq. 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. praiko`kia, pl. (Diosc. c. 100) fr. L. praecoquus, praecox, early ripe. The older E. form apricock was prob. taken direct from Pg. See Precocious, Cook.]
Wikidata
Apricot
The apricot, Prunus armeniaca, is a species of Prunus, classified with the plum in the subgenus Prunus. The native range is somewhat uncertain due to its extensive prehistoric cultivation.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Apricot
ā′pri-kot, n. a fruit of the plum kind, roundish, pubescent, orange-coloured, of a rich aromatic flavour—older form A′pricock. [Port. albricoque (Fr. abricot)—Ar. al-birquq. But bīrquq is a corr. of Late Gr. praikokion, which is simply the L. præcoquum or præcox, early ripe; the form is perh. due to a fancied connection with L. apricus, sunny. See Precocious.]
Editors Contribution
apricot
A type of cultivar, plant and tree.
Apricots are used as a fresh fuit, dried fruit and are used for a wide variety of purposes.
Submitted by MaryC on May 1, 2016
apricot
A type of fruit.
Apricots are a popular fruit eaten as a snack and used to make dried fruit, jam and conserve etc.
Submitted by MaryC on May 1, 2016
Etymology and Origins
Apricot
From the Latin præcoqus, early ripe.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of apricot in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of apricot in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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- аҷарамAbkhaz
- appelkoosAfrikaans
- alberjeAragonese
- مشمشة, مشمشArabic
- ərikAzerbaijani
- абрыкосBelarusian
- кайсияBulgarian
- abrikoBreton
- albercoc, albercoquerCatalan, Valencian
- baracuccaCorsican
- meruňka, meruňkovýCzech
- bricyll, bricyllenWelsh
- abrikos, abrikostræ, abrikosfarvetDanish
- Aprikose, Marille, apricot, aprikosenfarbenGerman
- βερικοκιά, κιτρινορόδινο, βερίκοκο, βερικοκίGreek
- abrikotoEsperanto
- albaricoquero, chabacano, albaricoque, damascoSpanish
- aprikoosEstonian
- abrikot, arbeletxekoBasque
- زردآلوPersian
- aprikoosi, aprikoosipuuFinnish
- aprikosaFaroese
- abricot, abricotierFrench
- abrikoasWestern Frisian
- aibreogIrish
- apragodScottish Gaelic
- albaricoqueiro, albaricoqueGalician
- billey apricoc, apricocManx
- משמשHebrew
- ख़ूबानीHindi
- abikoHaitian Creole
- kajszibarack, sárgabarack, kajszibarackfa, sárgabarackfaHungarian
- ծիրան, ծիրանենիArmenian
- aprikotIndonesian
- apríkósaIcelandic
- albicocco, albicoccaItalian
- 杏子色, 杏子Japanese
- ჭერამიGeorgian
- өрікKazakh
- 살구색, 살구, 살구나무Korean
- qeysî, قهیسی, mijmij, hêrûg, zerdelîKurdish
- brykethenCornish
- armeniaca, armeniacumLatin
- ກຄາຍ, ໝາກຄາຍLao
- abrikosasLithuanian
- aprikozeLatvian
- aprikaotyMalagasy
- кајсијаMacedonian
- чангаанзMongolian
- buah aprikot, aprikotMalay
- lewn il-berquq, berquqa, siġra tal-berquqMaltese
- abrikoosDutch
- aprikos, aprikostreNorwegian
- dzidzétsoh díkʼǫ́ǫzhiiNavajo, Navaho
- къерами, чъерамиOssetian, Ossetic
- morela, morelowyPolish
- abricó, damasco, damasqueiroPortuguese
- apricosaRomansh
- cais, caisăRomanian
- абрикос, абрикосовыйRussian
- aprikosaNorthern Sami
- marelica, zerdelica, зерделица, кајсија, kajsija, марелицаSerbo-Croatian
- marhuľaSlovak
- marelicaSlovene
- safiicanSomali
- kajsiAlbanian
- apolokoseSouthern Sotho
- aprikos, aprikosträd, aprikosfärgadSwedish
- зардолуTajik
- แอพริคอตThai
- kayısı, zerdaliTurkish
- абрикосUkrainian
- خوبانیUrdu
- cây mơ, quả mơ, mơVietnamese
- brikodep, brikod, brikodaköl, brikodabim, brikodakölikVolapük
- åbricotWalloon
- אַפּריקאָסYiddish
- 杏Chinese
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