préssec

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan pressec, from Latin persicum (literally “Persian fruit”), with metathesis of /r/. Compare Occitan persec, regional Spanish prisco (“apricot”), French pêche.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈpɾe.sək]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈpɾe.sek]
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Noun

préssec m (plural préssecs)

peach (fruit)
Synonym: (regional) melicotó

Derived terms

fer el préssec (“to be embarrassed”)
préssec pla
presseguer (“peach tree”)

References

“préssec” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
“préssec”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

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