περσικόν

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Ellipsis of Περσικὸν μῆλον (Persikòn mêlon, literally Persian tree-fruit).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

περσῐκόν • (persĭkónn (genitive περσῐκοῦ); second declension

  1. (countable, uncountable) peach (soft juicy stone fruit of the peach tree, having yellow flesh, downy, red-tinted yellow skin, and a deeply sculptured pit or stone containing a single seed)

Declension

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Aramaic: פּרְסִיקָא (pirsīqā), פּרְסְקָא (pirsəqā)
  • Latin: persicum (see there for further descendants)

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