Etymology

From Danish abrikos, from Dutch abrikoos, from French abricots, plural of abricot, from Spanish albaricoque, ultimately from Arabic اَلْبَرْقُوق ‎(al-barqūq, “plums”), from Ancient Greek πραικόκιον ‎(praikókion), probably from Latin praecoquum, variant of praecox literally ‘early-ripe’.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /apɹiˈkoːsa/