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plumcot

plumcot

7.0
A fruit that is a mix of a plum and an apricot
  • noun
  • /ˈplʌmˌkɒt/
translation icon : plumcot
  • Have you ever tasted a plumcot? It's a delightful mix of plum and apricot flavors.

Examples

  • The farmer grew delicious plumcots that were sweeter than regular plums.

  • These plumcots are sweeter than regular plums.

  • At the market, I bought some ripe plumcots for a summer fruit salad.

  • I bought a plumcot at the farmer's market.

  • At the market, I bought some ripe plumcots for a summer fruit salad.

  • Have you ever tasted a plumcot? It's a delightful mix of plum and apricot flavors.

  • The farmer grew delicious plumcots that were sweeter than regular plums.

How Plum-like

plum
7 1.0
plumcot
7.0
apricot
30 1.0

Surface Forms

plumcot singular
plumcots plural

Morphology

plumcot = plum + apricot (transparent) = plum + apricot

The word is a straightforward blend of 'plum' and 'apricot' denoting a hybrid fruit, so its meaning is directly inferable from the components.

Etymology

The word plumcot is a simple blend of plum and apricot, so it literally names a fruit made from those two fruits. That's why a plumcot tastes like both a plum and an apricot.