bergamot
Meaningbergamot pear
Common meaning: a kind of pear
Other meanings: a citrus scent
- bergamotbergamot pearSkeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), p. 60 · scan
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Italian bergamotta ‘bergamot pear’.
Roots
- bergamotta Italian “bergamot pear”
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