apricot
noun /ˈeɪprɪkɒt/
/ˈæprɪkɑːt/, /ˈeɪprɪkɑːt/
- enlarge image[countable] a round fruit with yellow or orange skin and a large hard seed inside
杏;杏子 - dried apricots
杏干
- dried apricots
- [uncountable] a pale orange colour
杏黄色
词源mid 16th cent.: from Portuguese albricoque or Spanish albaricoque, from Spanish Arabic al ‘the’ + barqūq (via late Greek from Latin praecoquum, variant of praecox ‘early-ripe’); influenced by Latin apricus ‘ripe’ and French abricot.