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Image:Prunus avium1.jpg|thumb|cherries of varying degrees of ripeness
English
Pronunciation
IPA|/�ʧ�ɹi/
audio|en-us-cherry.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�ri|-�ri
Etymology
From Greek κεÏ�αÏ�Ï�Ï� - kerasos, cherry tree; from Greek κÎÏ�αÏ� - keras, horn.
Noun
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en-noun|cherr|ies
- a small fruit, usually red, black or yellow, with a smooth hard seed and a short hard stem.
- <!--NTree-->a tree or shrub that bears cherries.
- <!--NWood-->the wood of a cherry tree.
- <!--NColour-->(colour) a bright red color|colour
#:<table><tr><td>cherry colour: </td><td bgcolor"#903940" width"80"> </td></tr></table>
- (slang) virginity, particularly of a woman.
Usage notes
Cherry includes, but is not limited to, the following species, of the genus Prunus: avium, cerasus, mahaleb, mazzard, pennsylvannica, pumila, serotina, serrulata, and virginiana. Prunus also includes plums.
Translations
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Arabic: �رز f
Bosnian: trešnja#Bosnian|trešnja f (sweet cherry), višnja#Bosnian|višnja f (sour cherry)
Breton: kerez collective noun kerezenn singular f
Bulgarian �е�е�а (�ereša) f (sweet cherry), ви�на (višna) f (sour cherry)
Catalan: cirera f
Chinese: 樱�
Croatian: trešnja#Croatian|trešnja f (sweet cherry), višnja#Croatian|višnja f (sour cherry)
Czech: t+|cs|t�ešn�|f
Danish: kirsebær n
Dutch: kers f, kriek f
Esperanto: t-|eo|�erizo|xsEsperanto, t-|eo|merizo|xsEsperanto, t-|eo|dol�a �erizo|xsEsperanto, t-|eo|grioto|xsEsperanto
Estonian: kirss
Finnish: t+|fi|kirsikka
French: t+|fr|cerise|f
Galician: cereixa f
German: t+|de|Kirsche|f
Greek: κε�ά�ι [ce��rasi] n
Hebrew: ������ (duvdevan) m
Hungarian: t+|hu|cseresznye
Icelandic: t+|is|kirsuber|n
Ido: cerizo
Interlingua: ceresia
Irish: silÃn m
Italian: t+|it|ciliegia|f
Japanese: ���� (cherī) (dark cherry), ����� (sakuranbo) (Japanese cherry)
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Korean: �� (b�-jji)
Kurdish: t|ku|gêlaz|f, t+|ku|گ��اس|sc=KUchar
Latin: cerasum n
Lithuanian: vyšnia f
Maltese: t-|mt|cirasa|f|xs=Maltese
Norwegian: kirsebær n
Polish: czere�nia f (sweet cherry), wi�nia f (sour cherry)
Portuguese: t+|pt|cereja|f
Romanian: cirea�� f (sweet cherry), vi�in� f (sour cherry)
Russian: �е�е�н� (�erešn�) f (sweet cherry), ви�н� (višn�) f (sour cherry)
Scottish Gaelic: siris(t) f
Serbian:
Sicilian: cirasa f
Slovak: t-|sk|�ereš�a|f
Slovene: �ešnja f (sweet cherry), višnja f (sour cherry)
Spanish: t-|es|cereza|f, t+|es|guinda|f
Swedish: körsbär n, bigarrå
Tamil: ��லாப�பழம�
Thai: à¹�à¸�à¸à¸£à¹�รีà¹�
Turkish: t+|tr|kiraz
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Bosnian: trešnja#Bosnian|trešnja f (sweet cherry), višnja#Bosnian|višnja f (sour cherry)
Breton: kerezenn f -ed p
Bulgarian �е�е�а (�ereša) f (sweet cherry), ви�на (višna) f (sour cherry)
Catalan: cirerer m
Chinese: 櫻�樹
Croatian: trešnja#Croatian|trešnja f (sweet cherry), višnja#Croatian|višnja f (sour cherry)
Czech: t+|cs|t�eše�|f
Dutch: kerselaar m, kriekenboom f
Esperanto: t-|eo|�erizarbo|xsEsperanto, t-|eo|�erizujo|xsEsperanto
Estonian: t-|et|kirsipuu
Finnish: t+|fi|kirsikkapuu
French: t+|fr|cerisier|m
Galician: cerdeira f
Greek: κÎÏ�αÏ�οÏ� [Ë�ceÌ�raË�soÌ�s] f, κεÏ�αÏ�ιά [ceÌ�raË�sça] f
Ancient Greek: κε�α��� m
Hebrew: עץ ������ ('etz duvdevan) m
Icelandic: t-|is|kirsuberjatré|n
Interlingua: ceresiero
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Irish: crann silÃnà m
Italian: t+|it|ciliegio|m
Japanese: � (sakura)
Kurdish: KUchar|دار گ��اس
Latin: cerasus f
Lithuanian: vyšnia f
Portuguese: t+|pt|cerejeira|f
Russian: ви�н� (višn�) f, �ак��а (sakura) f (japanese cherry)
Serbian:
Sicilian: cirasaru m
Slovene: �ešnja f (sweet cherry), višnja f (sour cherry)
Spanish: cerezo m (Prunus avium), guindo m (Prunus cerasus)
Swedish: körsbärsträd, körsbär
Turkish: kiraz a�acı
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Breton: kerezeg f -i / -où p
Dutch: kersenhout n
Greek: κε�α�ιά [ce�ra�sça] f
Hebrew: עץ ������ ('etz duvdevan)
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Icelandic: t-|is|kirsuberjaviður|m
Russian: t+|ru|ви�н�|f|trvišn�|scCyrl
Swedish: körsbärsträ, körsbär
Turkish: kiraz kerestesi
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Bulgarian �е�е�ов (�erešov) m
Catalan: cirera f
Esperanto: t-|eo|�erizkoloro|xs=Esperanto
Greek: κεÏ�αÏ�ί [ceÌ�raË�si] n, κεÏ�αÏ�Îνιο [ceÌ�raË�seÌ�ɲoÌ�] n, άλικο [Ë�aliË�koÌ�] n
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Lithuanian: vyšninis m
Russian: виÑ�невÑ�й (viÅ¡nevyÄ)
Swedish: körsbärsfärgad, körsbär
Turkish: kiraz rengi
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Usage notes
Cherry includes, but is not limited to, the following species, of the genus prunus: avium, cerasus, mahaleb, mazzard, pennsylvannica, pumila, serotina, serrulata, and virginiana. Prunus also includes plums.
Adjective
en-adj
- <!--AdjFlavour-->containing or having the taste of cherries.
- <!--AdjColour-->(colour) of a bright red colour.
- informal|often|of cars In excellent condition; mint condition.
#* 2003, John Morgan Wilson, Blind Eye, St. Martin's Press, ISBN 0312309198, p. 108
#*: A few years earlier, I'd restored my �65 Mustang convertible to cherry condition�fire engine red, with matching tuck-and-roll�and I wasn't surprised that it drew attention.
Translations
<!--AdjFlavour-->flavour
Czech: t�eš�ový
Dutch: met kersensmaak, kersen-
Esperanto: �eriza
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Lithuanian: vyšninis m
Russian: виÑ�невÑ�й (viÅ¡nevyÄ)
Swedish: med körsbärssmak
<!--AdjColour-->colour
Dutch: kersen-
Esperanto: �erizkolora
Lithuanian: vyšninis m
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Portuguese: t+|pt|cereja
Russian: виÑ�невÑ�й (viÅ¡nevyÄ)
Swedish: körsbärsfärgad
Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Arabic: �رز (krz)
ttbc|Interlingua: ceresia
vi�iniu (color)
ttbc|Volapük: cel
Derived terms
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Barbados cherry
w:black cherry|black cherry
w:cherry birch|cherry birch
w:cherry bomb|cherry bomb
w:cherry brandy|cherry brandy
w:cherry laurel|cherry laurel
w:cherry picker|cherry picker
w:cherry pie|cherry pie
w:cherry plum|cherry plum
cherry red
mid3
w:cherry tomato|cherry tomato
cherry-pick
cherrystone
cherrywood
chokecherry
cornelian cherry
w:fire cherry|fire cherry
w:ground cherry|ground cherry
w:heart cherry|heart cherry
w:Jerusalem cherry|Jerusalem cherry
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w:mahaleb cherry|Mahaleb cherry
w:maraschino cherry|maraschino cherry
w:mazzard cherry|mazzard cherry
w:pin cherry|pin cherry
pop someone's cherry
w:sand cherry|sand cherry
w:sour cherry|sour cherry
w:sweet cherry|sweet cherry
:wild cherry
w:winter cherry|winter cherry
Related terms
cerise
See also
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black birch
Chinese lantern
gean
kirsch
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marasca
morello
myrobalan
oxheart
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sweet birch
tomatillo
tommyto
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