cherry

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English chery, cherie, chirie, from Anglo-Norman cherise (mistaken as a plural) and Old English ċiris, ċirse (“cherry”), from Proto-West Germanic *kirsijā, 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, Giresun, and kirsch. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛɹi/ (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃeɹi/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛɾe/, /-ɾɪ/, /-ɾi/ (Wales) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛɾi/ Rhymes: -ɛɹi === Noun === cherry (plural cherries) A small fruit, usually red, black or yellow, with a smooth hard seed and a short hard stem. Prunus subg. Cerasus, trees or shrubs that bear cherries. The wood of a cherry tree. Cherry red. The fruit of the coffee plant, containing the seeds or beans. (slang) Virginity, especially female virginity as embodied by a hymen. (graph theory) A subtree consisting of a node with exactly two leaves. (cricket, slang) A red cricket ball. (cricket, slang) A reddish mark left on the bat by the impact of the ball. A round, red light of the kind that is typically mounted on top of a police car. Synonym: cherrytop The burning tip of a cigarette. (euphemistic, slang) A woman’s breasts. ==== Usage notes ==== The 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) Containing or having the taste of cherries. Of a bright red color; cherry red. (informal, often of cars) In excellent condition; mint condition. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== cerise ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === Verb === cherry (third-person singular simple present cherries, present participle cherrying, simple past and past participle cherried) (transitive, dated, obsolete) To redden; to infuse a cherrylike color to something. (transitive, dated, obsolete) To cheer, to delight. === References === == French == === Etymology === From English cherry. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃɛ.ʁi/ ~ /ʃe.ʁi/, /tʃɛ.ʁi/ ~ /tʃe.ʁi/ === Noun === cherry m (plural cherrys or cherries) 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) cherry tomato