khèersa
Cimbrian
Alternative forms
- khèrsch (Luserna)
Etymology
From Middle High German kirse, from Old High German kirsa, from Proto-West Germanic *kirsijā, from Late Latin ceresia. Cognate with German Kirsche, also English cherry.
Noun
khèersa f (plural khèersen)
- (Sette Comuni) cherry
Related terms
- khèerspóom
Further reading
- “khèersa” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo