Definition
An archaic or alternative spelling of apricot, the orange stone fruit.
Etymology
From Spanish/Portuguese 'albaricoque', itself from Arabic 'al-barquq'. This spelling represents an older English variant.
Kelly Says
This spelling shows how English borrowed the word for apricots from Arabic through Spanish merchants—you can taste the trade routes in the letters!
Translations
ARالعربية
البرقوق
al-bar-qūq
BNবাংলা
অ্যামরিকোট
a-m-ri-ko-t
CACatalà
albercoc
al-ber-kok
CSČeština
aprikot
a-pri-kot
DADansk
abrikose
a-bri-ko-se
DEDeutsch
Aprikose
a-p-ri-ko-ze
ELΕλληνικά
αβρίκο
a-vri-ko
ESEspañol
albaricoque
al-ba-ri-ko-ke
FISuomi
aprikootti
a-pri-ko-otti
FRFrançais
abricot
a-bʁi-ko
HEעברית
אפריקוט
a-pri-kot
HIहिन्दी
अप्रिकोट
a-pri-kot
IDBahasa Indonesia
aprikot
a-p-ri-kot
ITItaliano
albicocco
al-bi-kok-ko
MSBahasa Melayu
apricot
a-pri-kot
NLNederlands
abrikoos
a-bri-koos
NONorsk
abrikose
a-bri-kose
PLPolski
abrikos
a-bri-kos
PTPortuguês
damasco
da-ma-sku
RORomână
piersic
pe-ri-s-ik
RUРусский
абрикос
a-bri-kos
SVSvenska
abrikos
a-bri-kos
SWKiswahili
aprikuti
a-pri-koo-ti
TAதமிழ்
ஆப்பிரிக்கோட்
a-ap-ri-ko-t
TEతెలుగు
ఆప్రికాట్
a-pri-ka-t
THไทย
แอปริคอต
a-ap-ri-kot
UKУкраїнська
абрикос
a-bri-kos
VITiếng Việt
anh đào
an-dao
ZUZU
aprikoti
a-pri-ko-ti