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Definition of cherry adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cherry

adjective
 
/ˈtʃeri/
 
/ˈtʃeri/
(also cherry red)
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  1. bright red in colour
    • cherry lips
    Topics Colours and Shapesc2
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Northern French cherise, from medieval Latin ceresia, based on Greek kerasos ‘cherry tree, cherry’. The final -s was lost because cherise was interpreted as plural (compare with pea).
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