What does «albaricoque» mean in Spanish?

• The fruit or drupe of the apricot tree (Prunus armeniaca), a small fruit tree belonging to the Rosaceae family, originating in China and currently cultivated in Iran, Syria, Australia, South Africa, Europe and the United States. The fruit, small and sweet, similar to the peach, has a smooth bitter almond stone, golden or yellow flesh and velvety skin. The species is obtained in practice either by direct planting in compact soils, with good drainage, or by grafting on the branches of the peach tree.
• Color of the apricot fruit: light orange.
• (albaricoque de nocí o pérsico) The yellow on one side and red on the other, larger than the common one, and whose groove is discovered only in the part adjacent to the nipple.
• (albaricoque de Toledo) Highly esteemed variety, which has spots on the skin and whose almond is sweet.

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