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Pronunciation / Transliteration: bargamot
"अर्ल ग्रे चाय में बर्गamot का स्वाद होता है।"
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A small citrus tree (Citrus bergamia) that produces an aromatic fruit, the rind of which yields an essential oil widely used in perfumery and to flavor Earl Grey tea.
"The distinctive citrus aroma of Earl Grey tea comes from the addition of oil of bergamot." - 2
Any of various aromatic plants of the mint family, such as the wild bergamot or bee balm, having clustered flowers.
"Wild bergamot blooms in the meadow, attracting numerous bees and butterflies throughout the summer."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Italian word 'bergamotto', which ultimately comes from the Turkish 'bey armudu', meaning 'prince's pear'. The name was applied to the citrus fruit either because of its pear-like shape or from the city of Bergamo in Italy, where it was first cultivated or sold. Over centuries, the term expanded to describe both the fragrant citrus fruit and certain aromatic herbs with similar scent profiles.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bergamot" is said worldwide
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bergamote
Transliteration: bɛʁ.ɡa.mɔt
"Le thé Earl Grey est aromatisé à la bergamote."
Bergamotte
Transliteration: bɛʁɡaˈmɔtə
"Das ätherische Öl der Bergamotte wird für Parfüm verwendet."
bergamotto
Transliteration: ber.ɡaˈmɔt.to
"Il bergamotto è un agrume tipico della Calabria."
bergamota
Transliteration: beɾ.ɣaˈmo.ta
"La esencia de bergamota se usa en aromaterapia."
bergamota
Transliteration: beʁ.ɡaˈmɔ.tɐ
"O chá Earl Grey contém óleo de bergamota."
बर्गamot
Transliteration: bargamot
"अर्ल ग्रे चाय में बर्गamot का स्वाद होता है।"
香柠檬
Transliteration: xiāng níng méng
"伯爵茶是用香柠檬油调味的。"
베르가못
Transliteration: bereugamot
"얼그레이 차에는 베르가못 향이 첨가됩니다."
ベルガモット
Transliteration: berugamotto
"アールグレイティーにはベルガモットの香りがつけられています。"
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