cerezo

See also: Cerezo

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish cereso, probably from a Vulgar Latin cereseum, from Latin cerasus, from Ancient Greek κερασός (kerasós). Cognate with English cerise and cherry.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /θeˈɾeθo/ [θeˈɾe.θo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /seˈɾeso/ [seˈɾe.so]

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• (Spain) Rhymes: -eθo
• (Latin America) Rhymes: -eso
• Syllabification: ce‧re‧zo

Noun

cerezo m (plural cerezos)

1. cherry tree

Derived terms

• cerezo aliso
• laurel cerezo

 

Related terms

• cereza

 

Further reading

• “cerezo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014