seresa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• saresa

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cereza, 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”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /seˈɾesa/ [sɛˈɾɛː.sɐ]
• Rhymes: -esa
• Syllabification: se‧re‧sa

Noun

seresa (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜇᜒᜐ)

1. (uncommon) cherry

   Synonyms: tseri, sereso

Further reading

• “seresa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018