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)

1. peach

   Synonyms: melocotón, durazno

2. (Andalusia) apricot

   Synonym: albaricoque

Derived terms

• alberchiguero

 

Descendants

• → Basque: arbeletxeko
• → Portuguese: alperce, alperche

Further reading

• “albérchigo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28