apricot

English

/ˈeɪ.pɹɪ.kɒt/, /ˈeɪ.pɹɪ.kɒt/, /æepɹɪˈkɒt/

noun
Definitions
  • A round sweet and juicy stone fruit, resembling peach or plum in taste, with a yellow-orange flesh, lightly fuzzy skin and a large seed inside.
  • The apricot tree, Prunus armeniaca
  • A pale yellow-orange colour, like that of an apricot fruit.
  • A dog with an orange-coloured coat.
  • (sniper) the junction of the brain and brain stem on a target, used as an aiming point to ensure a one-shot kill.
  • (slang) A testicle.

Etymology

Derived from Catalan, Valencian abrecoc derived from Arabic الْبَرْقُوق, بَرْقُوق (plums) derived from βερικοκκίᾱ (apricot tree) derived from Ancient Greek πραικόκιον derived from Latin (persicum, persica) praecocia root from Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- (cook, become ripe, bake).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*pekʷ-

Gloss

cook, become ripe, bake

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

炊

Emoji
🍚 👨‍🍳 👩‍🍳

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