Apricot — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

Asian tree having clusters of usually white blossoms and edible fruit resembling the peach

downy yellow to rosy-colored fruit resembling a small peach

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌæɹɪniˈɑːnə/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈeɪpɹɪkˌɒt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈeɪpɹɪkˌɒt/

3 syllables Say it as /kˌæɹɪniˈɑːnə/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

yellowish pink peach apricot tree salmon pink

Word Forms

peachy

adjective

of something resembling a peach in color

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Aprikose

Asiatischer Baum mit Büscheln meist weißer Blüten und essbaren Früchten, die dem Pfirsich ähneln

🇫🇷French

abricot

Arbre asiatique ayant des grappes de fleurs généralement blanches et des fruits comestibles ressemblant à la pêche

🇪🇸Spanish

albaricoque

Árbol asiático que tiene racimos de flores generalmente blancas y frutos comestibles parecidos al melocotón.

🇮🇹Italian

albicocca

Albero asiatico con grappoli di fiori solitamente bianchi e frutti commestibili che ricordano la pesca

🇳🇱Dutch

abrikoos

Aziatische boom met clusters van meestal witte bloesems en eetbaar fruit dat lijkt op de perzik

🇵🇹Portuguese

damasco

Árvore asiática com cachos de flores geralmente brancas e frutos comestíveis semelhantes ao pêssego

🇷🇺Russian

абрикос

Азиатское дерево с гроздьями обычно белых цветов и съедобными плодами, напоминающими персик.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खुबानी

एशियाई पेड़ जिसमें आमतौर पर सफेद फूलों के गुच्छे और आड़ू जैसे खाने योग्य फल होते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

এপ্রিকট

এশিয়ান গাছে সাধারণত সাদা ফুলের গুচ্ছ এবং পীচের মতো ভোজ্য ফল থাকে

🇮🇳Tamil

பாதாமி பழம்

பொதுவாக வெள்ளைப் பூக்கள் மற்றும் பீச் போன்ற உண்ணக்கூடிய பழங்கள் கொண்ட கொத்துக்களைக் கொண்ட ஆசிய மரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

నేరేడు పండు

ఆసియా చెట్టు సాధారణంగా తెల్లటి పువ్వులు మరియు పీచును పోలి ఉండే తినదగిన పండ్ల సమూహాలను కలిగి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

जर्दाळू

आशियाई वृक्ष ज्यामध्ये सामान्यतः पांढऱ्या फुलांचे पुंजके असतात आणि पीचसारखे दिसणारे खाद्य फळ

🇮🇳Gujarati

જરદાળુ

સામાન્ય રીતે સફેદ ફૂલો અને પીચ જેવા ખાદ્ય ફળોના ઝુંડ ધરાવતું એશિયન વૃક્ષ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಏಪ್ರಿಕಾಟ್

ಏಷ್ಯನ್ ಮರವು ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಬಿಳಿ ಹೂವುಗಳ ಸಮೂಹಗಳನ್ನು ಮತ್ತು ಪೀಚ್ ಅನ್ನು ಹೋಲುವ ಖಾದ್ಯ ಹಣ್ಣುಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആപ്രിക്കോട്ട്

സാധാരണയായി വെളുത്ത പൂക്കളുടെ കൂട്ടങ്ങളും പീച്ചിനോട് സാമ്യമുള്ള ഭക്ഷ്യയോഗ്യമായ പഴങ്ങളുമുള്ള ഏഷ്യൻ വൃക്ഷം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖੜਮਾਨੀ

ਏਸ਼ੀਅਨ ਰੁੱਖ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਚਿੱਟੇ ਫੁੱਲ ਅਤੇ ਆੜੂ ਵਰਗੇ ਖਾਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਫਲਾਂ ਦੇ ਸਮੂਹ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

خوبانی

ایشیائی درخت جس میں عام طور پر سفید پھولوں کے جھرمٹ اور آڑو سے مشابہ خوردنی پھل ہوتے ہیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

杏

亚洲树，通常开一簇白色的花，果实可食用，类似于桃子

🇯🇵Japanese

アプリコット

通常は白い花と桃に似た食用の果実の房を持つアジアの木

🇰🇷Korean

살구

일반적으로 흰색 꽃송이와 복숭아와 유사한 식용 과일이 있는 아시아 나무

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quả mơ

Cây châu Á có cụm hoa thường màu trắng và quả ăn được giống như quả đào

🇹🇭Thai

แอปริคอท

ต้นไม้เอเชียที่มีดอกสีขาวเป็นกระจุกและผลไม้ที่กินได้มีลักษณะคล้ายลูกพีช

🇮🇩Indonesian

aprikot

Pohon Asia yang biasanya memiliki kumpulan bunga berwarna putih dan buah yang dapat dimakan menyerupai buah persik

🇵🇭Filipino

aprikot

Asian tree na may mga kumpol ng karaniwang mga puting bulaklak at nakakain na prutas na kahawig ng peach

🇲🇾Malay

aprikot

Pokok Asia mempunyai gugusan bunga yang biasanya berwarna putih dan buah yang boleh dimakan menyerupai pic

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مشمش

شجرة آسيوية بها مجموعات من الزهور البيضاء عادة وفاكهة صالحة للأكل تشبه الخوخ

🇮🇷Persian

زردآلو

درخت آسیایی دارای خوشه هایی از شکوفه های معمولاً سفید و میوه های خوراکی شبیه هلو

🇹🇷Turkish

kayısı

Genellikle beyaz çiçekleri ve şeftaliye benzeyen yenilebilir meyveleri olan Asya ağacı

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִשׁמֵשׁ

עץ אסייתי בעל אשכולות של פריחה לבנה בדרך כלל ופירות אכילים הדומים לאפרסק

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The primary meaning of 'apricot' is 'Asian tree having clusters of usually white blossoms and edible fruit resembling the peach'.

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