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cherry
noun
(
cherr, ies
)
a small fruit, usually red, black or yellow, with a smooth hard seed and a short hard stem.
a tree or shrub that bears cherries.
the wood of a cherry tree.
(
colour
) a bright red color, colour
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(slang) virginity, particularly of a woman.
Translations:
Dutch: kersenhout
French: cerisier
(fr)
m
German: Kirsche
(de)
f
Italian: ciliegio
(it)
m
Spanish: cerezo (
Prunus avium
), guindo (
Prunus cerasus
)
adjective
containing or having the taste of cherries.
(
colour
) of a bright red colour.
(
informal, often, of cars
) In excellent condition; mint condition.
2003
, John Morgan Wilson,
http://books.google.com/books?id=IfdlE6ZkUVoC&pg=PA108&dq=cherry&ei=YB7cRui4DoqKoQKBqvSSCw&sig=lsDxGmPfq20A6DZuuTh4YQTiSPc
Blind Eye
, St. Martin's Press, ISBN 0312309198, p. 108
: A few years earlier, I'd restored my "65 Mustang convertible to condition"fire engine red, with matching tuck-and-roll"and I wasn't surprised that it drew attention.
Translations:
Dutch: kersen-
Etymology:
From Greek - kerasos, cherry tree; from Greek - keras, horn.
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