transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbər-gə-ˌmät ]
noun
Etymology: French bergamote, from Italian bergamotta, modification of Turkish bey armudu, literally, the bey's pear
Date: 1650
1. : a pear-shaped orange of a Mediterranean tree ( Citrus aurantium bergamia ) having a rind that yields an essential oil used especially in perfumery ; also : this oil
2. : any of several mints (genus Monarda ) — compare wild bergamot