cereza

Asturian

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.

Noun

cereza f (plural cereces)

1. cherry

Related terms

• cerezal

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish ceresa, 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. Cognate with English cherry, Galician cereixa, Portuguese cereja, Catalan cirera, Occitan cerièisa, French cerise, Italian ciliegia and Romanian cireașă.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /θeˈɾeθa/ [θeˈɾe.θa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /seˈɾesa/ [seˈɾe.sa]

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• (Spain) Rhymes: -eθa
• (Latin America) Rhymes: -esa
• Syllabification: ce‧re‧za

Adjective

cereza m or f (masculine and feminine plural cereza or cerezas)

1. cherry red

Noun

cereza f (plural cerezas)

1. cherry

Related terms

• cerezo

 

Descendants

• → Tagalog: seresa

Further reading

• “cereza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014