[ˈbəːɡəmɒt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an oily substance extracted from the rind of a dwarf variety of Seville orange, used in cosmetics and as flavouring in Earl Grey tea

- the tree which bears a variety of Seville orange from which bergamot is extracted

- an aromatic North American herb of the mint family


Phrases:

Origin:
late 17th century (in bergamot): named after the city and province of Bergamo in northern Italy

[ˈbəːɡəmɒt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a dessert pear of a rich and sweet variety


Phrases:

Origin:
early 17th century: from French bergamotte, from Italian bergamotta, from Turkish begarmudu ‘prince's pear’, from beg ‘prince’ + armud ‘pear’ + the possessive suffix -u