abrikoos

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Late 16th century. Borrowed from Late Middle French abricots, plural of abricot, from Spanish albaricoque, from Arabic اَلْبَرْقُوق (al-barqūq), from Ancient Greek πραικόκιον (praikókion), from Latin praecoqua. At the time of the borrowing, the French plural-s was still pronounced (at least in pausal position), hence the form abrikoos.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˌaː.briˈkoːs/
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    • Hyphenation: abri‧koos
    • Rhymes: -oːs

    Noun

    abrikoos m or f (plural abrikozen, diminutive abrikoosje n)

    1. apricot

    Descendants

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