cereza
Asturian 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.
Noun edit
cereza f (plural cereces)
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Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Spanish ceresa, 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 English cherry, Galician cereixa, Portuguese cereja, Catalan cirera, Occitan cerièisa, French cerise, Italian ciliegia and Romanian cireașă.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /θeˈɾeθa/ [θeˈɾe.θa]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /seˈɾesa/ [seˈɾe.sa]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - (Spain) Rhymes: -eθa
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -esa
- Syllabification: ce‧re‧za
Adjective edit
cereza m or f (masculine and feminine plural cereza or cerezas)
Noun edit
cereza f (plural cerezas)
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Descendants edit
- → Tagalog: seresa
Further reading edit
- “cereza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014