berquqa

Maltese

Berquq

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَرْقُوق‎ (barqūq, “plums”), Byzantine Greek βερικοκκία (berikokkía, pl.), from Ancient Greek πραικὄκιον (praikókion), from Late Latin (persica) praecocia (pl.), (mālum) praecoquum, neuter of Latin (persicum) praecox (literally “over-ripe peach”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɛrˈʔuːʔɐ/

Noun

berquqa f (collective plural: berquq)

apricot

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