French word

abricot

Pronunciation

IPA/abʁiko/

Meaning

  • masculine nounapricot

Example

Tu veux un abricot ?

Do you want an apricot?

Illustration for abricot (apricot)

More examples

Elle a préparé une tarte aux abricots pour le goûter.

She prepared an apricot tart for an afternoon snack.

Core concept

A soft orange stone fruit that balances sweetness with mild acidity and also becomes a dried fruit or jam.

Common phrases

  • un abricot

    an apricot

  • confiture d'abricot

    apricot jam

  • tarte aux abricots

    apricot tart

Similar words

pêche: A round, juicy fruit with soft fuzz and a sweet flavor.
cerise: A small, round red fruit with a distinctly sweet or sour flavor.
nectarine: A round, sweet fruit with smooth skin and firm flesh.

Definition in French

Petit fruit ovoïde à peau fine et couleur orangée, à chair sucrée et légèrement acidulée, produit par l'abricotier et consommé frais, séché ou en confiture.

Word origin

The French borrowing abricot passed through Iberian forms such as albercoc and albaricoque before coming from Arabic al-barqūq.

Usage tips

  • The final t in abricot is normally silent, so the word is pronounced roughly /abʁiko/.

Related words

  • abricotierapricot treenoun

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