Meaning

3 senses
  1. Species of Prunus subg. Cerasus, (cherries), native to much of Europe and southwest Asia, especially, Prunus cerasus, Prunus pseudocerasus, and Prunus cerasoides.

    Sauerkirsche, Weichsel

    ви́шняvíšnja

    ви́шняvýšnja

  2. The fruit of these trees, often used for cooking.

    Sauerkirsche, Weichsel

    ви́шняvíšnja

    ви́шняvýšnja

  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sour, cherry.

More definitions
  • acid cherries used for pies and preserves
  • Australian tree with sour red fruit
  • rather small Eurasian tree producing red to black acid edible fruit

Examples

5 sentences
  1. Is that tree a sour cherry?

    deIst der Baum da eine Sauerkirsche? — Waldelfe

  2. Is that a sour cherry tree?

    deIst der Baum da eine Sauerkirsche? — Waldelfe

  3. Is it a sour or sweet cherry?

    ruЭто вишня или черешня? — nina99nv

  4. I liked the sour cherry strudel and the nut filled strudel.

    deMir schmeckten der Sauerkirschenstrudel und der Strudel mit Nussfüllung. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. The sour cherries are maggoty.

    deDie Sauerkirschen haben Würmer. — Waldelfe

Translations

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Forms

plural: sour cherries
Singularsour cherry
Pluralsour cherries

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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