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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ber•ga•mot (bûr′gə mot′, -mət),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologya small citrus tree, Citrus aurantium bergamia, having fruit with a rind that yields a fragrant essential oil.
- Also called essence of bergamot. the oil or essence itself.
- Plant Biologyany of various plants of the mint family, as Monarda fistulosa, yielding an oil resembling essence of bergamot.
- Plant Biologya variety of pear.
- Persian) + -u 3d singular possessive suffix); Italian form perh. by association with Bergamo, Bergama, with -otta as alteration to a familiar suffix; the citrus apparently so called from its resemblance to the pear
- Ottoman Turkish; compare Mod Turkish bey armudlu literally, bey's pear (bey bey + armut pear (
- Italian bergamotta
- French bergamote
- 1610–20
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: bergamot /ˈbɜːɡəˌmɒt/ n - Also called: bergamot orange a small Asian spiny rutaceous tree, Citrus bergamia, having sour pear-shaped fruit
- essence of bergamot ⇒ a fragrant essential oil from the fruit rind of this plant, used in perfumery and some teas (including Earl Grey)
- a Mediterranean mint, Mentha citrata, that yields an oil similar to essence of bergamot
Etymology: 17th Century: from French bergamote, from Italian bergamotta, of Turkic origin; related to Turkish bey-armudu prince's pear; see bey Ber•ga•mo (bûr′gə mō′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -mos. - Place Names, Textilesa Turkish rug characterized by a long pile, floral or geometric patterns, and red-orange hues.
Also, Bergama, Ber•ga•mee (bûr′gə mē′),USA pronunciation Ber•ga•mot (bûr′gə mot′, -mət).USA pronunciation Ber•ga•mo (ber′gä mô),USA pronunciation n. - a city in central Lombardy, in N Italy. 127,390.
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