apricot

Everyday

1. An apricot is a small, round, soft fruit with orange-yellow skin and a large stone inside. tree →
2. Apricot is a pale orange-yellow colour. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life it is a fruit for snacks, jam and dried fruit. In art it is a colour name. Phrases: dried apricots, apricot jam, apricot tree.

Examples

• I had dried apricots in my lunchbox. tree →
• Apricot jam is my favourite. tree →
• The apricot tree is full of fruit. tree →
• She painted her room apricot. tree →
• Apricots have a large stone in the middle. tree →
• Apricot kernels should not be eaten — they can be poisonous. tree →
• Early apples, ladies; early pears and apricots, and all cheap. tree →

Note

Countable for the fruit. Said AY-pri-cot (UK) or AP-ri-cot (US). Safety: the seed (kernel) inside the stone contains a poison.