n.
Pronunciation: ' a-pr ə - ˌ kät, ' ā -
Function: noun
Usage: often attrib
Etymology: alteration of earlier abrecock, ultimately from Arabic al-birq ū q the apricot, ultimately from Latin ( persicum ) praecox, literally, early ripening (peach) ― more at PRECOCIOUS
Date: 1580
1 a : the oval orange-colored fruit of a temperate-zone tree ( Prunus armeniaca ) resembling the related peach and plum in flavor b : a tree that bears apricots
2 : a variable color averaging a moderate orange