ciliegia

• ciriegia (Tuscan)

From the variant ciriegia, from Vulgar Latin ceresia, from the neuter plural of Late Latin ceresium, from Latin cerasium, from Ancient Greek κεράσιον (kerásion, “cherry”), from κερασός (kerasós, “bird cherry”), ultimately possibly of Anatolian origin. Alternatively from ciliegio, ciriegio (Tuscan), from Late Latin ceresus, from Latin cerasus. See also cerasa.

• IPA^(key): /tʃiˈljɛdʒa/, [t͡ʃiˈljɛː.d͡ʒä][1]

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• Hyphenation: ci‧liè‧gia

ciliegia f (plural ciliegie or ciliege)

1. cherry (fruit)
2. (color) cherry

• ciliegeto
• ciliegina
• ciliegino
• ciliegio (“cherry tree”)
• ciliegiolo

ciliegia (invariable)

1. cherry (in colour)