Cherry — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry

any of numerous trees and shrubs producing a small fleshy round fruit with a single hard stone; many also produce a valuable hardwood

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɔsɹoʊ/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɪtɹənˌeɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɪtɹənˌeɪd/

2 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɔsɹoʊ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cherry tree ruddy ruby scarlet red cherry-red crimson carmine cerise reddish ruby-red blood-red cherry red

Parts of Speech

noun	wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry
noun	any of numerous trees and shrubs producing a small fleshy round fruit with a single hard stone; many also produce a valuable hardwood
noun	a red fruit with a single hard stone
noun	a red the color of ripe cherries
adjective	of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

Word Forms

cerise	adjective	of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
cherry	adjective	of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
red	noun	red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
redness	noun	red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
ruddiness	noun	a healthy reddish complexion
carmine	noun	a variable color averaging a vivid red
cerise	noun	a red the color of ripe cherries
cherry	noun	a red the color of ripe cherries
crimson	noun	a deep and vivid red color
scarlet	noun	a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kirsche

Holz verschiedener Kirschbäume, insbesondere der Schwarzkirsche

🇫🇷French

cerise

bois de divers cerisiers, en particulier le cerisier noir

🇪🇸Spanish

cereza

madera de cualquiera de los diversos cerezos, especialmente el cerezo negro

🇮🇹Italian

ciliegia

legno di uno qualsiasi dei vari alberi di ciliegio, in particolare l'amarena

🇳🇱Dutch

kers

hout van een van de verschillende kersenbomen, vooral de zwarte kers

🇵🇹Portuguese

cereja

madeira de qualquer uma das várias cerejeiras, especialmente a cerejeira preta

🇷🇺Russian

вишня

древесина любого вишневого дерева, особенно черной вишни

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चेरी

विभिन्न चेरी पेड़ों में से किसी एक की लकड़ी, विशेषकर काली चेरी

🇧🇩Bengali

চেরি

বিভিন্ন চেরি গাছের কাঠ বিশেষ করে কালো চেরি

🇮🇳Tamil

செர்ரி

பல்வேறு செர்ரி மரங்களின் மரம், குறிப்பாக கருப்பு செர்ரி

🇮🇳Telugu

చెర్రీ

వివిధ చెర్రీ చెట్లలో ఏదైనా కలప, ముఖ్యంగా నల్ల చెర్రీ

🇮🇳Marathi

चेरी

चेरीच्या विविध झाडांचे लाकूड विशेषतः ब्लॅक चेरी

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચેરી

વિવિધ ચેરી વૃક્ષોમાંથી કોઈપણનું લાકડું ખાસ કરીને બ્લેક ચેરી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚೆರ್ರಿ

ವಿವಿಧ ಚೆರ್ರಿ ಮರಗಳ ಮರ, ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಕಪ್ಪು ಚೆರ್ರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചെറി

ഏതെങ്കിലും വിവിധ ചെറി മരങ്ങളുടെ മരം, പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് കറുത്ത ചെറി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੈਰੀ

ਵੱਖ-ਵੱਖ ਚੈਰੀ ਦੇ ਰੁੱਖਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਦੀ ਲੱਕੜ, ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਬਲੈਕ ਚੈਰੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

چیری

مختلف چیری کے درختوں میں سے کسی کی لکڑی خاص طور پر بلیک چیری

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

樱桃

各种樱桃树的木材，尤其是黑樱桃

🇯🇵Japanese

チェリー

さまざまな桜の木、特にブラックチェリーの木

🇰🇷Korean

벚나무

다양한 벚나무, 특히 블랙 체리의 나무

🇻🇳Vietnamese

anh đào

gỗ của bất kỳ cây anh đào nào, đặc biệt là anh đào đen

🇹🇭Thai

เชอร์รี่

ไม้ของต้นเชอร์รี่ต่างๆ โดยเฉพาะเชอร์รี่ดำ

🇮🇩Indonesian

ceri

kayu dari berbagai pohon ceri, terutama ceri hitam

🇲🇾Malay

ceri

kayu mana-mana pelbagai pokok ceri terutamanya ceri hitam

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الكرز

خشب أي من أشجار الكرز المختلفة وخاصة الكرز الأسود

🇮🇷Persian

گیلاس

چوب هر یک از درختان مختلف گیلاس به ویژه گیلاس سیاه

🇹🇷Turkish

kiraz

çeşitli kiraz ağaçlarından herhangi birinin odunu, özellikle de siyah kiraz

🇮🇱Hebrew

דוּבדְבָן

עץ של כל אחד מעצי הדובדבן השונים במיוחד הדובדבן השחור

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The primary meaning of 'cherry' is 'wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry'.

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Using 'cherry' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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