aprikoze

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Arabic الْبَرْقُوق‎ (al-barqūq, “plums”), itself from Byzantine Greek βερικοκκῐ́ᾱ (berikokkíā, “apricot tree”), from Ancient Greek πραικὄκῐον (praikókion), from Late Latin (persica) praecocia (literally “over-ripe (peaches)”), (mālum) praecoquum (literally “over-ripe (apple)”).

• IPA^(key): [apɾikoːzɛ]

aprikoze f (5th declension)

1. apricot (tree of the family Rosaceae, especially Prunus armeniaca, with orange fruits)

   stādīt, kultivēt aprikozes ― to plant, to cultivate apricot trees

   dārznieks nolēma radīt jaunas augļu koku un ogulāju šķirnes, bet dienvidu august - aprikozes, vīnogas, saldos ķiršus - sākt audzēt arī ziemeļos ― the gardener decided to create new fruit and berry trees, but the southern plants - apricots, grapes, sweet cherries - are now beginning to grow also in the north

2. apricot (the fruit of this tree)

   līdzās aprikozēmizmēģinājumu dārzā nogatavojas arī citi dienvidu augļi ― along with apricots also other southern fruits are being planted in the experimental garden

   citi kalcija avoti uzturā ir žāvēti augļi, sevišķi vīģes, aprikozes... ― other sources of calcium in (our) diet are dried fruits, especially figs, apricots...

   Armēnijas saimniecības ik gadus izaudzē tūkstošiem tonnu aprikožu, persiku, bumbieru un citu augļu ― Armenian farms produce every year thousands of tonnes of apricots, peaches, pears and other fruits