cherry

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English

Etymology

From Middle English chery, cherie, chirie, from Anglo-Norman cherise (mistaken as a plural) and Old English ċiris, ċirse (“cherry”), both ultimately from Vulgar Latin ceresia, derived from Late Latin ceresium, cerasium, from Ancient Greek κεράσιον (kerásion, “cherry fruit”), from κερασός (kerasós, “bird cherry”), and ultimately possibly of Anatolian origin (the intervocalic σ suggests a pre-Greek origin for the word). Doublet of cerise and kirsch.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛɹi/
• Rhymes: -ɛɹi

Noun

cherry (plural cherries)

1. A small fruit, usually red, black or yellow, with a smooth hard seed and a short hard stem.
2. Prunus subg. Cerasus, trees or shrubs that bear cherries.
3. The wood of a cherry tree.
4. Cherry red.
5. The fruit of the coffee plant, containing the seeds or beans.
6. (slang) Virginity, especially female virginity as embodied by a hymen.
7. (graph theory) A subtree consisting of a node with exactly two leaves.
8. (cricket, slang) A cricket ball.
   • 2000, Woorkheri Raman, Indians adopt safety first tactics, ESPNcricinfo:

     The Indians have to get early wickets on the morrow and they will have the option of taking the new cherry.
9. A round, red light of the kind that is typically mounted on top of a police car.

   Synonym: cherrytop
10. The burning tip of a cigarette.

Usage notes

Cherry includes, but is not limited to, the following species, of the genus Prunus: Prunus avium (wild cherry, mazzard, sweet cherry), P. cerasus (sour cherry), Prunus mahaleb (mahaleb cherry, rock cherry), P. pensylvanica (pin cherry, bird cherry), P. pumila (sand cherry), P. serotina (black cherry), P. serrulata (Japanese flowering cherry, hill cherry), and P. virginiana (chokecherry). Prunus also includes plums, peaches, apricots, and almonds.

Hypernyms

• (fruit): fruit
• (tree): tree, plant

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Descendants

Translations

See also

• gean

Adjective

cherry (comparative cherrier or more cherry, superlative cherriest or most cherry)

1. Containing or having the taste of cherries.
2. Of a bright red colour; cherry red.

3. (informal, often of cars) In excellent condition; mint condition.

Derived terms

Related terms

• cerise

Translations

See also

• (reds) red; blood red, brick red, burgundy, cardinal, carmine, carnation, cerise, cherry, cherry red, Chinese red, cinnabar, claret, crimson, damask, fire brick, fire engine red, flame, flamingo, fuchsia, garnet, geranium, gules, hot pink, incarnadine, Indian red, magenta, maroon, misty rose, nacarat, oxblood, pillar-box red, pink, Pompeian red, poppy, raspberry, red violet, rose, rouge, ruby, ruddy, salmon, sanguine, scarlet, shocking pink, stammel, strawberry, Turkey red, Venetian red, vermilion, vinaceous, vinous, violet red, wine ^{(Category: en:Reds)}

References

French

Etymology

From English cherry.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɛ.ʁi/, /ʃe.ʁi/, /tʃɛ.ʁi/, /tʃe.ʁi/

Noun

cherry m (plural cherrys or cherries)

1. cherry brandy

Further reading

• “cherry”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃeri/ [ˈt͡ʃe.ri]
• Rhymes: -eri
• Syllabification: che‧rry

Noun

cherry m (plural cherrys or cherries)

1. cherry tomato