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cerise en · ADJ

Pronunciation

(Southern-England) audio
/səˈɹiːs/
/səˈɹiːz/

Etymology

Borrowed from French cerise (mid 19th century), itself from Vulgar Latin ceresia, from Latin cerasium. Doublet of cherry and kirsch.

Meanings

(of textiles, qualifier:especially silk) Cherry-colored; a light bright red.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
most cerise	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
more cerise	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic

Translations (7)

sv cerise (colour) · ja サクランボ色 (colour) · bg светловишнев (colour) · io cerizo (colour) · de kirschrot (colour) · es cereza (colour) · it ciliegia (colour)

cerise en · NOUN

Pronunciation

(Southern-England) audio
/səˈɹiːs/
/səˈɹiːz/

Etymology

Borrowed from French cerise (mid 19th century), itself from Vulgar Latin ceresia, from Latin cerasium. Doublet of cherry and kirsch.

Meanings

(countable, uncountable) A deep, bright red colour tinted with pink.
- His bold patterns in vivid colours predated the arrival in Paris of the Ballets Russes, though his later designs reflect the canary yellows, bright blues, jades, cerises […] 1980, Donald Pavey, Color, page 116:
- Before us lay the autumn tinted woods glimmering in gold, purple, green, and cerise. 1927, Dhan Gopal Mukerji, Gay-Neck, the Story of a Pigeon, E.P. Dutton & Co., page 67:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
cerises	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Deriveds

Hollywood cerise

Translations (10)

de Kirschrot (colour) · ru вишнёвый (colour) · bg вишнев (colour) · sv cerise (colour) · sh boja višnje (colour) · es cereza (colour) · ja サクランボ色 (colour) · fr cerise (colour) · cs jasně červený (colour) · it ciliegia (colour)