ˈaprəˌkät, āp-, usu käd.+V; ˈap- is more freq than ˈāp- in N, ˈāp- is much more freq than ˈap- in S noun
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Etymology: alteration (probably influenced by Latin apricum sunny place and Middle French abricot apricot) of earlier abrecock, probably from obsolete Catalan abercoc, from Arabic al-birqūq the apricot, from al- the + briqūq apricot, probably from Greek praikokion, from Latin praecocia (in persica praecocia, literally, early ripening peaches), neuter plural of praecox early ripening — more at precocious
1.
a. : the oval orange-colored fruit of a temperate-zone tree ( Prunus armeniaca ) resembling both peach and plum in flavor
b. : any tree that bears apricots
2. : a variable color averaging a moderate orange that is yellower, less strong, and slightly lighter than honeydew, yellower and paler than Persian orange, and paler and slightly yellower than ocher brown