çêxa

See also: cexa, céxa, çêxâ, Cexa, and Céxa

Ligurian
dôe çêxe ― two cherries

Alternative forms
  • çëxa

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈseːʒa/
  • Hyphenation: çê‧xa

Noun

çêxa f (plural çêxe)

  1. cherry (fruit)

Derived terms
  • çêxâ (“cherry orchard”)
  • çêxetta (“candied cherry”)
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