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noun (plural: apricots)
  1. A stone fruit.
  2. Fruit bearing tree of the species Prunus armeniaca.
  3. (colour) A pale yellowish-orange colour, like that of an apricot.
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    1. (sniper slang) the junction of the brain and brain stem on a target, used as an aiming point to ensure a one-shot kill.
Translations: 
  • Dutch: abrikoos(nl)f
  • French: abricot(fr)m
  • German: Aprikose , Marille (italbrac, Austria)
  • Italian: albicocco(it)m
  • Spanish: albaricoque , chabacano (italbrac, Mexico), damasco (italbrac, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay)
adjective ((compar): more apricot, (superl): most apricot)
  1. (colour) of a pale yellowish-orange colour, like that of an apricot.
Translations: 
  • French: abricot(fr)
Etymology: Spanish albaricoque, ultimately from (ARchar, ÙÙÙ, ÙÙÙÙ), from Ancient Greek (polytonic, ), probably from praecoquum, variant of praecox literally "early-ripe".


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