Apricots

/ˈeɪprɪkɑːts/ noun

Small, round, orange fruits with a smooth pit inside, related to peaches but smaller and slightly tarter.

From Portuguese 'albricoque,' from Arabic 'al-birquq.' The fruit traveled from Central Asia along trade routes, and the word traveled with it.

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