bergamot

Etymology 1
, from, from , 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.

Noun

 * 1) A tree of the orange family (, syn. ), 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:
 * , nothosubspecies citrata, more commonly known as
 * , also known as or bee balm.
 * 1) A variety of pear.
 * 1) A variety of pear.

Translations

 * Finnish:
 * Greek: περγαμοντιά
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese: bergamoteira


 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 香檸檬, 香柑
 * Mandarin: 香檸檬, 香柑, 香檸檬橙
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Greek:
 * Irish: beirgeamat
 * Italian:
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: bergamotă


 * Finnish: bergamottiesanssi ; bergamottiöljy ,


 * Galician:
 * Polish: ,


 * French: bergamote (1)(3)(4)
 * Italian: (1,3), bergamotta (4)
 * Persian:

Etymology 2
From.

Noun

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

Noun

 * 1)  pear-shaped citrus fruit