alubukhara

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English

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Persian آلوی بخارا (âlu-ye boxârâ).

Noun

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alubukhara (plural alubukharas)

  1. A cultivar of plum found in Turkestan, Iran and the South Caucasus, commonly eaten as a prune (dried plum).

Usage notes

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It is uncertain whether the cultivars called "alubukhara" are the same everywhere. It is possible the name was indiscriminately applied to different plums of high quality.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ Vermišyan, A. M., Dilanyan, H. X., Sanaġyan, M. B. (1958) Hayastani ptuġnerə, volume I, korizavorner, teġakan sorter [Stone fruits, local varieties], Yerevan: HayPetHrat, pages 147–148