cereixa

Meaning

cherry (fruit)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/θeˈɾejʃa̝/

Etymology

Cognate with Portuguese: cereja

Inherited from Latin: cerasium

Cognate with Spanish: cereza

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese cereyja, cereija (compare Portuguese cereja), 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 Portuguese cereja and Spanish cereza.

Sentences

A cidade reivindica o posto de capital da cereixa dos Estados Unidos .

The city claims the position of capital of the United States cherry.