About "apricot"
How to Split "apricot" into Syllables
The word apricot is divided into 3 syllables: a·pri·cot. Understanding this syllable division is essential for correct pronunciation and spelling.
📝 Syllable Breakdown
- a — 1st syllable
- pri — 2nd syllable
- cot — 3rd syllable
🔊 Pronunciation Guide
The phonetic transcription of apricot:
- IPA: /ˈeɪ.pɹɪ.kɒt/
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📖 Definitions
- apricot (countable and uncountable, plural apricots)
- A round sweet and juicy stone fruit, resembling peach or plum in taste, with a yellow-orange flesh, lightly fuzzy skin and a large seed inside.
📚 Word Origin & History
Alteration of apricock (with influence from French abricot), itself an alteration of abrecock (with influence from Latin apricum (“sunny place”)), from dialectal Catalan abrecoc, abricoc, variants of standard albercoc, from Arabic الْبَرْقُوق (al-barqūq, “plums”), from Byzantine Greek βερικοκκία (berikokkía, “apricot tree”), from Ancient Greek πραικόκιον (praikókion), from Late Latin (persica) praecocia (literally “(peaches) which ripen early”), ...
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📊 Similar Words Comparison
Compare apricot with related words to understand syllable patterns:
| Word | Syllables | Division |
|---|---|---|
| apricot | 3 | a·pri·cot |
| apiarist | 3 | a-pia-rist |
| afforest | 3 | af-for-est |
| aforesaid | 4 | a-fo-re-said |
| abrogate | 4 | a-bro-ga-te |
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