abricot
/a.bʁi.ko/
apricot
J'ai acheté un kilo d'abricots pour faire une tarte.
I bought a kilo of apricots to make a tart.
general
A small, orange-yellow fruit with a sweet taste and a single hard seed inside.
L'abricot est riche en vitamine A.
Apricots are rich in vitamin A.
Elle préfère les abricots mûrs et juteux.
She prefers ripe and juicy apricots.
Commonly eaten fresh, dried, or used in jams and desserts.
Collocations
abricot secdried apricotconfiture d'abricotapricot jam
Synonyms
Pro Tip
Pronunciation
Remember the stress is on the last syllable: /a.bʁi.ko/. The 'c' is silent.
Gold Rule
Gender Agreement
Use *un abricot* (masculine) for the fruit and *une abricotière* (feminine) for the apricot tree.
Word Origin
From Latin *praecoquum* ('early ripening fruit'), via Old Provençal *abricot* and Italian *albicocca*.
Usage Notes
The word is masculine in French: *un abricot*.
Word Breakdown
a-
from Latin *ad* (to/toward)
prefixbricot
from Latin *praecoquum* ('early ripening')
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