cereja
See also: cerēja
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Vulgar Latin ceresia, 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.
Cognate with Galician cereixa, Spanish cereza, Catalan cirera, Occitan cerièisa, French cerise, Italian ciliegia and Romanian cireașă.
Pronunciation edit
- (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /seˈɾe.ʒa/, /sɛˈɾe.ʒa/ (without vowel harmony)
- (Rural Central Brazil) IPA(key): /siˈɾe.ʒɐ/
- Rhymes: -eʒɐ
- Hyphenation: ce‧re‧ja
Noun edit
cereja f (plural cerejas)
- cherry (fruit)
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Hunsrik: Sëreesch
Further reading edit
- “cereja” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
- “cereja” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- “cereja” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- “cereja” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913