ciliegia

Alternative forms

• ciriegia (Tuscan)

Etymology

From the variant ciriegia, 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. Alternatively from ciliegio, ciriegio (Tuscan), from Late Latin ceresus, from Latin cerasus. See also cerasa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃiˈljɛː.d͡ʒä], /tʃiˈljɛdʒa/

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• Hyphenation: ci‧liè‧gia

Noun

ciliegia f (plural ciliegie or ciliege)

1. cherry (fruit)
2. cherry (colour)