bergamot en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈbɜːɡəˌmɒt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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- /ˈbɝɡəˌmɑt/ (US)
Etymology
From French bergamote, from Italian bergamotta, from Ottoman Turkish بك آرمودی (beg armudu, literally “a lord's pear”), denoting a fattish kind of pear. The European word developed the sense of a fruit of a certain citrus cultivar in the late 17th century.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A tree of the orange family (Citrus × limon, syn. Citrus bergamia), having a roundish or pear-shaped fruit, from the rind of which an essential oil of delicious odor is extracted, much prized as a perfume.
- (countable, uncountable) The fruit from the bergamot tree.
- (countable, uncountable) The essence or perfume made from the fruit.
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(countable, uncountable) A variety of snuff perfumed with bergamot.
The better hand […] gives the nose its bergamot.
1782–1785, William Cowper, “(please specify the page)”, in The Task, a Poem, […], London: […] J[oseph] Johnson; […], →OCLC:
- (countable, uncountable) Either of two plants of the mint family noted for their bergamot-like scent: ▸ Mentha × piperita, nothosubspecies citrata, more commonly known as bergamot mint
- (countable, uncountable) Either of two plants of the mint family noted for their bergamot-like scent: ▸ Monarda didyma, also known as American bergamot or bee balm.
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(countable, uncountable) A variety of pear.
One of my Neighbours has a Bergamot Pear Tree, that was brought from England in a Box , about the Year 1643
a. 1724, Philosophical Transactions:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bergamots | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
bergamottin · wild bergamot · bergamot mint
Relateds
Translations (32)
frr Piarkemot (fruit) · it bergamotto (fruit) · ja ベルガモット (tree) · pl bergamota (fruit) · fi bergamotti (essence or perfume) · ro bergamotă (fruit) · yue 香檸檬 /香柠檬 (fruit) · fr bergamote (fruit) · pl bergamotka (variety of pear) · pt bergamota (fruit) · pl bergamotka (tree) · ga beirgeamat (fruit) · gl bergamota (variety of pear) · cmn 香柑 (fruit) · ru бергамот (fruit) · fi bergamottiesanssi (essence or perfume) · pt bergamoteira (tree) · fi bergamotti (tree) · tr bergamot (fruit) · pl bergamotka (fruit) · pl bergamota (tree) · fi bergamotti (fruit) · el περγαμοντιά (tree) · el περγαμόντο (fruit) · cmn 香檸檬 /香柠檬 (fruit) · ru бергамот (tree) · yue 香柑 (fruit) · ka ბერგამოტი (tree) · stq Bagganiepere (fruit) · cmn 香檸檬橙 /香柠檬橙 (fruit) · pl bergamota (variety of pear) · fi bergamottiöljy (essence or perfume)