kirsch

kirsch

See also: Kirsch

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French kirsch, from German Kirschwasser (“cherry water”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɪə(ɹ)ʃ/, /kɜː(ɹ)ʃ/
• Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)ʃ, -ɜː(ɹ)ʃ

Noun

kirsch (usually uncountable, plural kirsches)

1. (often capitalized) A clear brandy made from black cherries: kirschwasser.

Translations

clear brandy

Catalan: kirsch (ca) m Finnish: kirsikkaviina French: kirsch (fr) m Galician: kirsch (gl) m German: Kirschwasser (de) n Ido: kirsho (io) Italian: kirsch m Japanese: キルシュヴァッサー (kirushuvassā), キルシュ (kirushu) Polish: wiśniówka (pl) f Portuguese: kirsch (pt) m, quirche (pt) m Spanish: kirsch m Volapük: celabrändin

Anagrams

• chirks

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Catalan

Etymology

From French kirsch, from German Kirschwasser (“cherry water”).

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈkiɾʃ/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /ˈkirʃ/

Noun

kirsch m (plural kirsch)

1. kirsch

Further reading

• “kirsch” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “kirsch”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
• “kirsch” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “kirsch” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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French

Etymology

From German Kirschwasser (“cherry water”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kiʁʃ/

• Audio

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Noun

kirsch m (plural kirschs)

1. kirsch

References

• Ortolang definition

Further reading

• “kirsch”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Portuguese

Etymology

From German Kirschwasser (“cherry water”).

Noun

kirsch m (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of quirche

References

• dicio.com