nectarine C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary US /ˈnɛktərin/ UK /ˈnɛktəriːn/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a smooth-skinned variety of peach She bit into a ripe nectarine, its juice running down her chin. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a smooth-skinned variety of... peach Word family Related forms nectarnectarous Etymology AI details A 17th-century use of the adjective nectarine ('sweet as nectar'), from nectar, from Latin nectar, from Ancient Greek nektar, the drink of the gods. nectar Latin nektar Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # nectarine **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈnɛktərin/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈnɛktəriːn/ ## Meanings 1. a smooth-skinned variety of peach ## Examples - She bit into a ripe nectarine, its juice running down her chin. ## Synonyms - peach ## Related Forms - nectar - nectarous ## Roots and Affixes - Root: nectar - Root: nektar ## Etymology A 17th-century use of the adjective nectarine ('sweet as nectar'), from nectar, from Latin nectar, from Ancient Greek nektar, the drink of the gods. ## AI Etymology Nectarine is a 17th-century use of the adjective nectarine ('sweet as nectar'), from nectar, from Latin nectar, from Ancient Greek nektar, the drink of the gods. The etymological trail includes Latin nectar and Ancient Greek nektar. As a noun, nectarine means a smooth-skinned variety of peach. The same family is visible in related forms such as nectar and nectarous. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown