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- [bur-guh-mot, -muh t]
- /ˈbɜr gəˌmɒt, -mət/
- /bˈɜːɡəmˌɒt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bur-guh-mot, -muh t]
- /ˈbɜr gəˌmɒt, -mət/
Definitions of bergamot word
- noun bergamot a small Asian spiny rutaceous tree, Citrus bergamia, having sour pear-shaped fruit 3
- noun bergamot a Mediterranean mint, Mentha citrata, that yields an oil similar to essence of bergamot 3
- noun bergamot a variety of pear 3
- noun bergamot a small evergreen tree (Citrus bergamia) of the rue family, grown in S Europe 3
- noun bergamot its pear-shaped, inedible citrus fruit 3
- noun bergamot an oil extracted from the rind of this fruit, used widely in perfumery 3
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Origin of bergamot
First appearance:
before 1610 One of the 40% oldest English words
1610-20; < French bergamote < Italian bergamotta < Ottoman Turkish; compare Mod Turkish bey armudlu literally, bey's pear (bey bey + armut pear (< Persian) + -u 3rd singular possessive suffix); Italian form perhaps by association with Bergamo, Bergama, with -otta as alteration to a familiar suffix; the citrus apparently so called from its resemblance to the pear
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Parts of speech for Bergamot
noun
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verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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bergamot popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% 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".
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