cereja

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 Galician cereixa, Spanish cereza, Catalan cirera, Occitan cerièisa, French cerise, Italian ciliegia and Romanian cireașă.

• (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /seˈɾe.ʒa/, /sɛˈɾe.ʒa/ (without vowel harmony)
• (Rural Central Brazil) IPA^(key): /siˈɾe.ʒɐ/
• Rhymes: -eʒɐ
• Hyphenation: ce‧re‧ja

cereja f (plural cerejas)

1. cherry (fruit)

• → Hunsrik: Sëreesch

• “cereja”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
• “cereja”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cereja”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• “cereja” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913