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cereja.

cherry (fruit)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/seˈɾe.ʒɐ/Brazil/sɨˈɾɐ(j).ʒɐ/Portugal/sɨˈɾe.ʒɐ/Northern, Portugal/sɨˈɾe.ʒɐ/Central, Portugal
  1. cherry (fruit)

    feminine
  2. having the color of cherries; red

    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 Portuguese cereja 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). Cognate with Galician cereixa, Spanish cereza, Catalan cirera, Occitan cerièisa, French cerise, Italian ciliegia and Romanian cireașă.

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