apricot

[ap-ri-kot, ey-pri-] /ˈæp rɪˌkɒt, ˈeɪ prɪ-/

noun

the downy, yellow, sometimes rosy fruit, somewhat resembling a small peach, of the tree Prunus armeniaca.

the tree itself.

a pinkish yellow or yellowish pink.

Also called wild apricot. Chiefly South Midland U.S. the maypop vine and its fruit; passionfruit.

Origin

1545-55; < Middle French abricot < Portuguese albricoque or Spanish albar(i)coque < Arabic al the + barqūq < Medieval Greek < Late Latin praecocquum, for Latin (persicum) praecox literally, early-ripening peach, perhaps referring to the apricot (see peach¹, precocious); replacing earlier abrecock < Portuguese or Spanish; later p for Middle French b perhaps < Latin praecox

Examples from the web for apricot

There's a whole lot of fresh honeysuckle and juicy apricot nectar for your money in this well-balanced wine.
The first held apricot-colored chanterelles and earthy porcini adrift in a light, satiny cream sauce.

British Dictionary definitions for apricot

apricot

/ˈeɪprɪˌkɒt/

noun

a rosaceous tree, Prunus armeniaca, native to Africa and W Asia, but widely cultivated for its edible fruit

the downy yellow juicy edible fruit of this tree, which resembles a small peach

Word Origin

C16: earlier apricock, from Portuguese (albricoque) or Spanish, from Arabic al-birqūq the apricot, from Late Greek praikokion, from Latin praecox early-ripening; see precocious

Word Origin and History for apricot

1550s, abrecock, from Catalan abercoc, related to Portuguese albricoque, from Arabic al-birquq, through Byzantine Greek berikokkia from Latin (malum) praecoquum "early-ripening (fruit)" (see precocious). Form assimilated to French abricot.

Latin praecoquis early-ripe, can probably be attributed to the fact that the fruit was considered a variety of peach that ripened sooner than other peaches .... [Barnhart]

The older Latin name for it was prunum Armeniacum or malum Armeniacum, in reference to supposed origin in Armenia. As a color name, first attested 1906.