French Conversation · Level 26
89 words
French word
cerise
Pronunciation
IPA/səʁiz/
Meaning
- feminine nouncherry
Example
Il y a une cerise sur le gâteau.
There is a cherry on the cake.
More examples
Il a mis de la confiture de cerises sur sa tartine.
He put cherry jam on his toast.
Core concept
A small, round red fruit whose vivid color makes cerise a name for cherry red.
Common phrases
confiture de cerises
cherry jam
une cerise confite
candied cherry
Similar words
fraise: A sweet red fruit that grows singly on a leafy plant.
pêche: A round, sweet fruit with fuzzy skin and soft flesh.
abricot: A small orange fruit with soft flesh.
prune: A round, soft fruit with purple or yellow-green skin.
Definition in French
Petit fruit rond, charnu et juteux, généralement rouge, contenant un noyau, produit par le cerisier.
Word origin
French cerise developed from Old French through Latin cerasium, which ultimately comes from Greek kerasos.
Usage tips
- Cerise is feminine as a noun, so the fruit takes the article la, while the color adjective cerise is normally invariable.
Other meanings
- cherry-coloredadjective
Related words
- cerisiercherry treenoun
- cerisettesmall cherrynoun