It's something like 'FIRST LIGHT".
2007-10-26 15:42:22 · 3 answers · asked by ethology 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Spanish albaricoque, ultimately from Arabic البرقوق, from Ancient Greek πραικόκιον, probably from Latin praecoquum, variant of praecox literally ‘early-ripe’
early ripe. i don't see anything about light...
2007-10-26 15:52:49 · answer #1 · answered by ! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
precocious
"1551, abrecock, from Catalan abercoc, related to Port. albricoque, from Arabic al-birquq, through Byzantine Gk. berikokkia from L. (malum) præcoquum "early-ripening (fruit)" (see precocious). Form assimilated to Fr. abricot. The older L. name for it was prunum or malum Armeniacum, in ref. to supposed origin in Armenia. As a color name, first attested 1906".
2007-10-26 22:54:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
All that's missing from !'s research report is the word "peach." What a rich cultural and linguistic heritage that succulent little morsel carries with it!
2007-10-26 22:57:39 · answer #3 · answered by picador 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋