ProbableNamed for a product of the place
bergamot
noun · first attested 17th century
The tea's perfume is usually traced to a Lombard city.
A citrus fruit whose rind flavours Earl Grey tea.
Record
- Relationship
- Named for a product of the place
- Confidence
- ProbableThe conventional story is likely, with caveats.
- Attested
- 17th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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Bergamo
- In English
bergamot
The name is generally derived from Bergamo, where the fruit was traded. The trees themselves grow mainly in Calabria.
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