a ‧ pri ‧ cot /ˈeɪprəkɒt, ˈeɪprɪkɒt $ ˈæprəkɑːt/ BrE AmE noun
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ; Origin: abricot , from Arabic al-birquq 'the apricot' ]
1 . [countable] a small round fruit that is orange or yellow and has a single large seed
2 . [uncountable] the orange-yellow colour of an apricot
—apricot adjective