cherry

English

/ˈt͡ʃɛɹi/

noun
Definitions
  • A small fruit, usually red, black or yellow, with a smooth hard seed and a short hard stem.
  • Prunus subg. Cerasus, trees or shrubs that bear cherries.
  • The wood of a cherry tree.
  • (color) cherry Cherry red.
  • (slang) Virginity, especially female virginity as embodied by a hymen.
  • (graph theory) A subtree consisting of a node with exactly two leaves.
  • (cricket) A cricket ball.
  • Cherrytop.
  • Burning tip of a cigarette.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English chery derived from cherise inherited from Old English ċiris derived from Latin ceresia, ceresium derived from Ancient Greek κεράσιον (cherry, cherry fruit).

Origin

Ancient Greek

κεράσιον

Gloss

cherry, cherry fruit

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji
🌸 🍒

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms