apricot
Translation
apricot
Examples
I like eating dried apricots.
I like eating dried apricots.
The apricot tree is in blossom.
The apricot tree is in blossom.
Grammar Patterns
((a/an)) ((noun)) a fruit or a tree I like eating dried apricots.
Similar Words
Related fruits: peach, plum, nectarine
Etymology
From Arabic 'al-birquq', from Latin 'praecoquum' meaning 'early-ripening', because it ripens earlier than the related peach.
Memory Tips
Imagine an 'apri-cot', a small bed (cot) where apricots grow in April.