albérchigo

Spanish

Etymology

A mix of Arabic الْفِرْسِك (al-firsik, “peach”) and الْبَرْقُوق (al-barqūq, “apricot”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /alˈbeɾt͡ʃiɡo/ [alˈβ̞eɾ.t͡ʃi.ɣ̞o]
Rhymes: -eɾtʃiɡo
Syllabification: al‧bér‧chi‧go

Noun

albérchigo m (plural albérchigos)

peach
Synonyms: melocotón, durazno
(Andalusia) apricot
Synonym: albaricoque

Derived terms

alberchiguero

Descendants

→ Basque: arbeletxeko
→ Portuguese: alperce, alperche

Further reading

“albérchigo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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