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kirsch

/kɪə(ɹ)ʃ/

kirsch noun: a clear brandy made from black cherries: kirschwasser.

Noun

kirsch (usually uncountable, plural kirsches)

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

Proper noun capitalized: Kirsch

Kirsch

  1. A surname.

Forms of kirsch

pluralkirsches

Origin of kirsch

Borrowed from French kirsch, from German Kirschwasser (“cherry water”). Doublet of cerise and cherry.

Questions about kirsch

What does kirsch mean?
Kirsch means a clear brandy made from black cherries: kirschwasser.
What part of speech is kirsch?
Kirsch can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce kirsch?
Kirsch is pronounced /kɪə(ɹ)ʃ/.
What is the plural of kirsch?
The plural of kirsch is kirsches.

Words near kirsch in the dictionary

  1. kirris
  2. Kirrlach
  3. kirromycin
  4. kirs
  5. Kirsanov
  6. kirsch
  7. Kirsch-lès-Sierck
  8. Kirschenbaum
  9. Kirschenbaums
  10. Kirschenman
  11. Kirschenmann

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