abricot

French

noun
Definitions
  • apricot (fruit)
  • apricot (color)
  • (informal) vulva, vagina, female genitalia

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْبَرْقُوق, برقوق (plums, plum) derived from βερικοκκία derived from Ancient Greek πραικόκιον derived from Latin (persicum, persica) praecoquus, (persicum) praecox (overripe peach, over-ripe peach).

Origin

Latin

(persicum) praecox

Gloss

overripe peach, over-ripe peach

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