cerise

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French cerise (mid 19th century), itself from Vulgar Latin ceresia, from Latin cerasium. Doublet of cherry and kirsch. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /səˈɹiːz/, /səˈɹiːs/ Rhymes: -iːz, -iːs === Noun === cerise (countable and uncountable, plural cerises) A deep, bright red colour tinted with pink. ==== Derived terms ==== Hollywood cerise ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === cerise (comparative more cerise, superlative most cerise) (of textiles, especially silk) Cherry-colored; a light bright red. ==== Translations ==== === See also === == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French cerise, 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sə.ʁiz/ Rhymes: -iz Homophone: cerises === Adjective === cerise (invariable) cerise colour === Noun === cerise f (plural cerises) cherry (fruit) Coordinate term: griotte cerise (color) ==== Derived terms ==== cerise sur le gâteau gâteau sous la cerise ne pas avoir mis la queue aux cerises queues de cerises tomate cerise ==== Descendants ==== Haitian Creole: seriz → English: cerise → Swedish: cerise === Further reading === “cerise”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === cirées, criées, écries == Old French == === Alternative forms === kerise cherise === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡səˈɾizə/ === Noun === cerise oblique singular, f (oblique plural cerises, nominative singular cerise, nominative plural cerises) cherry ==== Descendants ==== Bourguignon: cerize Champenois: cerège Franc-Comtois: çlîse French: cerise (see there for further descendants) Lorrain: celije Norman: chérise (Jersey), cherise (Continental Normandy) Picard: chrisse Poitevin-Saintongeais: ceràese Walloon: ceréjhe → Middle English: cheri (see there for further descendants) == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French cerise. === Noun === cerise c cerise === Adjective === cerise cerise