English

Noun

cerise ‎(uncountable)

1. A deep, bright red colour tinted with pink.

   cerise colour:

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Adjective

cerise ‎(comparative more cerise, superlative most cerise)

1. Cherry-colored; a light bright red; -- applied to textile fabrics, especially silk.

Translations

See also

• (reds) red; blood red, brick red, burgundy, cardinal, carmine, carnation, cerise, cherry, cherry red, Chinese red, cinnabar, claret, crimson, damask, fire brick, fire engine red, flame, flamingo, fuchsia, garnet, geranium, gules, hot pink, incarnadine, Indian red, magenta, maroon, misty rose, nacarat, oxblood, pillar-box red, pink, Pompeian red, poppy, raspberry, red violet, rose, rouge, ruby, ruddy, salmon, sanguine, scarlet, shocking pink, stammel, strawberry, Turkey red, Venetian red, vermillion, vinaceous, vinous, violet red, wine ^{(Category: en:Reds)}

French

Etymology

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 Ancient Greek κερασός ‎(kerasós, “bird cherry”), ultimately possibly of Anatolian origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s(ə)ʁiz/
• Rhymes: -iz
• Homophone: cerises

Adjective

cerise m, f ‎(invariable)

1. cerise colour

Noun

cerise f ‎(plural cerises)

1. cherry (fruit)
2. cerise

Anagrams

• cirées, criées, écries

Old French

Alternative forms

• kerise
• cherise

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin ceresia, from the neuter plural of Late Latin ceresium, from Latin cerasium, from Ancient Greek κεράσιον ‎(kerásion, “cherry”), from Ancient Greek κερασός ‎(kerasós, “bird cherry”), ultimately possibly of Anatolian origin.

Noun

cerise f ‎(oblique plural cerises, nominative singular cerise, nominative plural cerises)

1. cherry

Descendants

• English: cherry
• French: cerise
• Norman: chérise (Jersey)

Swedish

Etymology

From French cerise, Latin ceresia

Noun

cerise ?

1. cerise

Adjective

cerise

1. cerise