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cerise.

A deep, bright red colour tinted with pink.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/səˈɹiːz//səˈɹiːs/
  1. A deep, bright red colour tinted with pink.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French cerise (mid 19th century), itself from Vulgar Latin ceresia, from Latin cerasium. Doublet of cherry and kirsch.

adj/səˈɹiːz//səˈɹiːs/
  1. Cherry-colored; a light bright red.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French cerise (mid 19th century), itself from Vulgar Latin ceresia, from Latin cerasium. Doublet of cherry and kirsch.

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