cereja

See also: cerēja

Portuguese

cerejas

Etymology

From Old Portuguese [Term?], 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.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɨ.ˈɾɐ(j).ʒɐ/, /sɨ.ˈɾe(j).ʒɐ/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /se.ˈɾe.ʒɐ/, /se.ˈɾe.ʒa/
  • Hyphenation: ce‧re‧ja

Noun

cereja f (plural cerejas)

  1. cherry (fruit).
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