bergamot
UK/ˈbɜːɡəˌmɒt//ˈbɝɡəˌmɑt/
bergamot noun: 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.
Noun (1)
bergamot (countable and uncountable, plural bergamots)
- 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.
- The fruit from the bergamot tree.
- The essence or perfume made from the fruit.
- 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
- Mentha × piperita, nothosubspecies citrata, more commonly known as bergamot mint
- Monarda didyma, also known as American bergamot or bee balm.
- A variety of pear.
- One of my Neighbours has a Bergamot Pear Tree, that was brought from England in a Box , about the Year 1643a. 1724, Philosophical Transactions
Noun (2)
bergamot (usually uncountable, plural bergamots)
- A coarse tapestry, manufactured from flock of cotton or hemp, mixed with ox's or goat's hair.
bergamot meaning in Tamil
bergamot in Tamil
- பேரிஇனப் பழவகை
Forms of bergamot
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Origin of bergamot
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.
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Words formed from bergamot
Phrases with bergamot
Questions about bergamot
- What does bergamot mean?
- Bergamot means 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.
- What is bergamot in Tamil?
- Bergamot in Tamil is பேரிஇனப் பழவகை. See Bergamot meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is bergamot?
- Bergamot is a noun.
- How do you pronounce bergamot?
- Bergamot is pronounced /ˈbɝɡəˌmɑt/ (US).
- What is the plural of bergamot?
- The plural of bergamot is bergamots.
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