cereza
Meaning
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cherry red
Concepts
pie cherry
cerasum
morello cherry
wild cherry tree
Prunus cerasus
cerasus
cherry-red
crab cherry
Synonyms
Frequency
Hyphenated as
ce‧re‧za
Pronounced as (IPA)
/θeˈɾeθa/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old Spanish ceresa, from Vulgar Latin ceresia, from the neuter plural of Late Latin ceresium, from Latin cerasium, from Ancient Greek κεράσιον (kerásion, “cherry”), from κερασός (kerasós, “bird cherry”), ultimately possibly of Anatolian origin. Cognate with English cherry, Galician cereixa, Portuguese cereja, Catalan cirera, Occitan cerièra, French cerise, Italian ciliegia and Romanian cireașă.
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