cheri

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman cheri, from Old Northern French cherise (“cherry”), from Vulgar Latin ceresia, a reinterpretation of the neuter plural of Late Latin ceresium, from Latin cerasium (cerasum, cerasus (“cherry tree”)), from Ancient Greek κεράσιον (kerásion, “cherry fruit”), from κερασός (kerasós, “bird cherry”), and ultimately possibly derived from a language of Asia Minor.

• Displaced Old English ciris (from Late Latin ceresia), which died out after the Norman invasion and was replaced by the French-derived word.^[1]

Noun

cheri

1. cherry

References

Noun

cheri m (plural chera)

1. sky

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈχɛrɪ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈχeːri/, /ˈχɛri/

Verb

cheri

1. Aspirate mutation of ceri.