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 apricots2: a variable color averaging a moderate orange