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cherry

/ˈtʃeɹi/CHEH-ree
/ˈtʃɛɹi/CHEH-ree

Meaningcherry

Common meaning: a small round stone fruit

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchcerise‘cherry’source
  2. Middle Englishchery‘cherry’source
  3. Englishcherry‘a small round stone fruit’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old French cerise ‘cherry’.

Roots

  • cerise Old French “cherry”

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