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