bergamot

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (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.
2. (countable, uncountable) The fruit from the bergamot tree.
3. (countable, uncountable) The essence or perfume made from the fruit.
4. (countable, uncountable) A variety of snuff perfumed with bergamot.
5. (countable, uncountable) Either of two plants of the mint family noted for their bergamot-like scent:
6. (countable, uncountable) Either of two plants of the mint family noted for their bergamot-like scent:
7. (countable, uncountable) A variety of pear.

Sinonieme

bergamot orange

monarda

Citrus bergamia

beebalm

oswego tea

wild bergamot

bergamot mint

bee balm

Vertalings

bergamote

bergamotto

bergamota

bergamota

Bergamotte

bergamot

bergamotier

bergamotte

برغموت

bergamotta

περγαμότο

الشجرة برغموت

bergamot

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈbɝɡəˌmɑt/

Etimologie (Engels)

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.