Main Entry: apri·cot

Pronunciation: \ˈa-prə-ˌkät, ˈā-\

Function: noun

Usage: often attributive

Etymology: alteration of earlier abrecock, ultimately from Arabic al-birqūq the apricot, ultimately from Latin (persicum) praecox, literally, early ripening (peach) — more at precocious

Date: 1580

1 a : the oval orange-colored fruit of a temperate-zone tree (Prunus armeniaca) resembling the related peach and plum in flavor b : a tree that bears apricots
2 : a variable color averaging a moderate orange