abricot

== French == === Etymology === From Middle French abricot, from dialectal Catalan abrecoc, abricoc, variants of standard albercoc, from Arabic اَلْبَرْقُوق (al-barqūq, “plums”), from Byzantine Greek βερικοκκία pl (berikokkía), from Ancient Greek πραικόκιον (praikókion), from Late Latin (persica) praecoqua pl, (mālum) praecoquum, neuter of Latin (persicum) praecox (literally “early-ripening peach”). Doublet of précoce. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.bʁi.ko/ Rhymes: -o === Noun === abricot m (plural abricots) apricot (fruit) apricot (color) (informal) vulva, vagina, female genitalia ==== Derived terms ==== abricotier ==== Descendants ==== → Basque: abrikot → Portuguese: abricote, abricó === Adjective === abricot (invariable) apricot (color) === Further reading === “abricot”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012