# bergamot

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɝɡəˌmɑt/ · frequency rank #65,727

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

## Etymology
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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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