kirsch
See also: Kirsch
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French kirsch, from German Kirschwasser (“cherry water”). Doublet of cerise and cherry
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɪə(ɹ)ʃ/, /kɜː(ɹ)ʃ/
- Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)ʃ, -ɜː(ɹ)ʃ
Noun
kirsch (usually uncountable, plural kirsches)
- (often capitalized) A clear brandy made from black cherries: kirschwasser.
Translations
clear brandy
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Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from French kirsch, from German Kirschwasser (“cherry water”).
Further reading
- “kirsch” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “kirsch”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “kirsch” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “kirsch” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
From German Kirschwasser (“cherry water”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kiʁʃ/
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References
Further reading
- “kirsch”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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