Bergamot

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /ˈbɝɡəˌmÉ‘t/
• RP IPA: /ˈbɜːɡəˌmÉ’t/

French bergamote, from Italian bergamotta; probably a corruption of Turkish bey armudu ("a lord's pear").

Full definition of bergamot

Noun

1. (botany) A tree of the orange family (), 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. Also, the fruit.
2. The essence or perfume made from the fruit.
3. A variety of snuff perfumed with bergamot.
• unknown date William CowperThe better hand ... gives the nose its bergamot.
4. (botany) Either of two plants of the mint family noted for their bergamot-like scent:
1. , nothosubspecies citrata, more commonly known as bergamot mint
2. , also known as American bergamot or bee balm.
5. A variety of pear.
6. A coarse tapestry, manufactured from flock of cotton or hemp, mixed with ox's or goat's hair; said to have been invented in Bergamo, Italy.

Derived terms

• wild bergamot

From Bergamo

Noun

1. A coarse tapestry, manufactured from flock of cotton or hemp, mixed with ox's or goat's hair.