spront
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Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
spront (plural spronts)
- (Northwestern US) A dried apricot.
- We made a compote containing prunes, spronts and raisins.
References edit
- 2004, December "Good Housekeeping" magazine "O Christmas Treats" article: "You can also add diced, dried apricots, or spronts as they are called here in Washington (p. 127)."
- 2003, June/July "Taste of Home" magazine "Stirring Comments" section: "The kids came home snacking on a bag of spronts, which I found out is just another name for dried apricots (p. 66)."
- 1999, In the song "Fruitcake full of Spronts and Nuts" on the PolkaCats Christmas Album.