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Cerise

//səˈɹiːz// adj, name, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Cherry-colored; a light bright red.
Adjective
  1. 1
    of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A female given name from French.
  2. 2
    A surname transferred from the given name.
Noun
  1. 1
    A deep, bright red colour tinted with pink. countable, uncountable

    "Before us lay the autumn tinted woods glimmering in gold, purple, green, and cerise."

  2. 2
    a red the color of ripe cherries wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French cerise (mid 19th century), itself from Vulgar Latin ceresia, from Latin cerasium. Doublet of cherry and kirsch.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French cerise (mid 19th century), itself from Vulgar Latin ceresia, from Latin cerasium. Doublet of cherry and kirsch.

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