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Word: Apricot
Speech Type: Noun
mid 16th century: from Portuguese albricoque or Spanish albaricoque, from Spanish Arabic al ‘the’ + barqūq (via late Greek from Latin praecoquum, variant of praecox ‘early-ripe’); influenced by Latin apricus ‘ripe’ and French abricot
ˈeɪprɪkɒt
a juicy, soft fruit of an orange-yellow colour resembling a small peach
Short Definition:juicy, soft fruit of orange-yellow colour resembling small peach
Examples:- apricot jam
the tree bearing apricots.
Short Definition:tree bearing apricots
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