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Definitions for Apricot
[1] the downy, yellow, sometimes rosy fruit, somewhat resembling a small peach, of the tree Prunus armeniaca.
[2] the tree itself.
[3] a pinkish yellow or yellowish pink.
[4] Also called wild apricot. Chiefly South Midland U.S. the maypop vine and its fruit; passionfruit.
[5] a rosaceous tree, Prunus armeniaca, native to Africa and W Asia, but widely cultivated for its edible fruit
[6] the downy yellow juicy edible fruit of this tree, which resembles a small peach
Words related to Apricot
cantaloupe, bittersweet, titian, peach, coral, salmon, carrot, tangerine
Words nearby Apricot
apra, apra harbor, apragmatism, apraxia, apresoline, apricot, april, april fool, april fools' day, april showers bring may flowers, apriorism
Origin of Apricot
1545–55; < Middle French abricot < Portuguese albricoque or Spanish albar(i)coque < Arabic al the + barqūq < Medieval Greek < Late Latin praecocquum, for Latin (persicum ) praecox literally, early-ripening peach, perhaps referring to the apricot (see peach1, precocious); replacing earlier abrecock < Portuguese or Spanish; later p for Middle French b perhaps < Latin praecox
Word origin for Apricot
C16: earlier apricock, from Portuguese (albricoque ) or Spanish, from Arabic al-birqūq the apricot, from Late Greek praikokion, from Latin praecox early-ripening; see precocious
Synonyms for Apricot
bittersweet, cantaloupe, carrot, coral, peach, salmon, tangerine, titian, red-yellow