Apricot

ā′pri-kot, n. a fruit of the plum kind, roundish, pubescent, orange-coloured, of a rich aromatic flavour—older form A′pricock . [Port. albricoque (Fr. abricot )—Ar. al-birquq . But bīrquq is a corr. of Late Gr. praikokion , which is simply the L. præcoquum or præcox , early ripe; the form is perh. due to a fancied connection with L. apricus , sunny. See Precocious .]