transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈa-prə-ˌkät, ˈā- ]
noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: alteration of earlier abrecock, ultimately from Arabic al-birqūq 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