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bergamot

ber·ga·mot

UK/ˈbɜːɡəˌmɒt/ US/ˈbɝɡəˌmɑt/ uncommon

noun

Origin

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.

Phrases

  • bergamot mint
  • Earl Grey
  • wild bergamot

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