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cerise.

cerise colour

6 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

adj/sə.ʁiz/
  1. cerise colour

    invariable
Where this word comes from

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.

noun/sə.ʁiz/
  1. cherry (fruit)

    feminine
  2. cerise (color)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

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.

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