cherries

cher-ries · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Small, round stone fruits that are typically red or dark red when ripe, with a single hard seed inside.

  2. 2.

    The fruits used in cooking, baking, or as a topping.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    bowl of cherries — something pleasant (often used ironically: "life is not a bowl of cherries")
  • •
    two bites of the cherry — two opportunities to do something

Related words

See also: berry, cherry, fruit, plum

Etymology

Plural of cherry, from Old French cerise, from Latin cerasus ("cherry tree"), from Greek kerasos. The singular form "cherry" was a back-formation, as "cerise" was mistakenly thought to be plural.