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- [ap-ri-kot, ey-pri-]
- /ˈæp rɪˌkɒt, ˈeɪ prɪ-/
- /ˈeɪ.prɪ.kɒt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ap-ri-kot, ey-pri-]
- /ˈæp rɪˌkɒt, ˈeɪ prɪ-/
Definitions of apricot word
- variable noun apricot An apricot is a small, soft, round fruit with yellowish-orange flesh and a stone inside. 3
- colour apricot Apricot is used to describe things that are yellowish-orange in colour. 3
- noun apricot a rosaceous tree, Prunus armeniaca, native to Africa and W Asia, but widely cultivated for its edible fruit 3
- noun apricot the downy yellow juicy edible fruit of this tree, which resembles a small peach 3
- noun apricot a small, yellowish-orange fruit that is closely related to the peach and plum 3
- noun apricot any of various prunus trees bearing this fruit 3
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Origin of apricot
First appearance:
before 1545 One of the 30% oldest English words
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
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Parts of speech for Apricot
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
apricot popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
apricot usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for apricot
noun apricot
- cantaloupe — A cantaloupe is a type of melon.
- bittersweet — If you describe an experience as bittersweet, you mean that it has some happy aspects and some sad ones.
- titian — (Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- peach — the subacid, juicy, drupaceous fruit of a tree, Prunus persica, of the rose family.
- coral — Coral is a hard substance formed from the bones of very small sea animals. It is often used to make jewellery.
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