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10 Language-to-English DictionariesCherry
/ˈtʃɛr.i/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A small, round stone fruit that is typically bright red, dark red, or black when ripe.
"She picked a ripe cherry straight from the branch in the garden."
- 1
Of a bright red color.
"He painted his vintage sports car a brilliant cherry red."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English cheris, which came from Anglo-Norman cherise, ultimately originating from the Classical Latin cerasum (referring to the town of Cerasus in Anatolia). Over centuries, the final 's' sound was reinterpreted as a plural, leading to the modern singular form 'cherry'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cherry" is said worldwide
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cerise
Transliteration: /sə.ʁiz/
"Il a mangé une cerise juteuse."
Kirsche
Transliteration: /ˈkɪʁʃə/
"Die Kirsche schmeckt sehr süß."
ciliegia
Transliteration: /tʃiˈliɛ.dʒa/
"Ho comprato un chilo di ciliegie fresche."
cereza
Transliteration: /seˈɾe.sa/
"El pastel de cereza es mi postre favorito."
cereja
Transliteration: /seˈɾe.ʒɐ/
"Ela colocou uma cereja no topo do bolo."
चेरी
Transliteration: cherī
"मुझे ताज़ा चेरी खाना पसंद है।"
樱桃
Transliteration: yīngtáo
"这盘樱桃又红又甜。"
체리
Transliteration: cheri
"그녀는 케이크 위에 체리를 올렸다."
さくらんぼ
Transliteration: sakuranbo
"庭のさくらんぼが赤く実りました。"
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