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cereixa.

cherry (fruit)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/θeˈɾejʃa/[θeˈɾej.ʃɐ]/θeˈɾejʃa/standard[θeˈɾej.ʃɐ]standard
  1. cherry (fruit)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Anatoliander.? Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek κερᾰσός (kerăsós) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon) Ancient Greek κερᾰ́σῐον (kerắsĭon)bor. Latin cerasium Late Latin ceresium Late Latin ceresia Old Galician-Portuguese cereija Galician cereixa Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cereija, from Late Latin ceresia, from the neuter plural of ceresium, assimilated form of Latin cerasium, borrowed from Ancient Greek κερᾰ́σῐον (kerắsĭon, “cherry (fruit)”), from κερᾰσός (kerăsós) + -ῐον (-ĭon).

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